Baxter Springs, KS Home for Rent

Located where Kansas meets Missouri and Oklahoma, the city of Baxter Springs has a storied past, an old-school atmosphere and easy access to urban amenities. This former frontier town was once a Civil War-era fort, a rowdy cattle town robbed by Jesse James’ gang and a mining hub, but its population of nearly 3,900 people is now primarily employed in health care and agriculture. The former Route 66 connects this rural center to the Joplin metropolitan area’s shopping, while Baxter Springs has plenty of businesses and other conveniences of its own. Baxter Springs has a diverse housing stock that includes homes built in the first two decades of the 20th century, properties built around the time of Route 66’s golden age in the 1950s and newer suburban construction from the 2010s. Homes below 1,500 square feet in size sell for between $40,000 and $180,000, while those higher than 1,500 mostly sell for between $130,000 and $250,000. The newest, 2010s-built homes tend to cluster along Baxter Springs’ southern outskirts. While properties in the city are situated along grid-patterned streets with small front lawns and sidewalk access, those on Baxter Springs’ outskirts trade sidewalks for