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Homes in Joplin
Joplin is a city of houses: of its 25,398 homes, 71% are detached, 2% are townhouses and other attached houses and 25% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
Much of Joplin is new: 33% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 46% before 1980. The median home dates from 1985. 53% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Bentonville, 52 miles away, 10% of homes were built before 1980, so Joplin's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Joplin's homes are newer than those in 54% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Whole-house orders
With 71% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Shallow openings
33% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Out-of-square openings
With 46% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Joplin weather and your shutters
At Joplin Regional Airport, MO (5 mi away), July averages a high of 90.3°F and January a low of 25°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from December to February.
About 53 days a year reach 90°F, 87 nights fall to freezing and 47.6 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around May and least in January.
Among the Missouri cities we have climate normals for, Joplin has the most hot days and the most precipitation.
That's more 90°F days than in 57% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 43 min on the longest day to 9 h 37 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 76° above the horizon in June and 29° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Joplin Regional Airport, MO (temperature) and Shoal Creek Estates 0.2 SE, MO (precipitation, 4 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44.8°F | 25°F | 2 in |
| Feb | 50°F | 28.7°F | 2.2 in |
| Mar | 59.8°F | 37.4°F | 3.6 in |
| Apr | 69.2°F | 46.6°F | 5.1 in |
| May | 77°F | 56°F | 6.8 in |
| Jun | 85.9°F | 65.3°F | 5.3 in |
| Jul | 90.3°F | 69.5°F | 4.1 in |
| Aug | 90°F | 67.9°F | 3.7 in |
| Sep | 82°F | 59.4°F | 4.7 in |
| Oct | 70.7°F | 47.9°F | 3.9 in |
| Nov | 58.4°F | 37.1°F | 3.5 in |
| Dec | 47.8°F | 28.5°F | 2.7 in |
Humid summers
Hot days and 47.6 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Cold winters
With 87 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Joplin
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Joplin
- Bentonville 52 mi
- Rogers 56 mi
- Springdale 64 mi
- Springfield 67 mi
- Fayetteville 72 mi
More about shutters in Joplin
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Joplin’s own figures.
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