Good luck. I can't imagine they'll make it easy on you. 😓

They offer a sliding fee scale for people without insurance, FYI. Ask if you can see a care coordinator while you’re there!

Check out the Ronald McDonald Charities’ Tooth Truck: https://rmhcozarks.org/tooth-truck/

You can also call the Public Works dept. I've done this twice recently and both times they filled the potholes.

I've done that every once every few years over some bad ones and typically they get filled in about a week or so. Good job PW.

Huh?

lol your "stats" don't have a breakdown on where crime occurs in SGF. the most recent data available from the city of Springfield does not corroborate your argument

Yes, it's been awful this season. I've lived here 20 years, and it's never been this bad. I've lost three hubcaps in as many months.

It's not right at all, same as so many things these days. I was a dental assistant for 19 years before forced retirement in 2018 and any dental work I needed done was done from the goodwill and charity of the dentist I worked for because back then they didn't pay enough to afford their own services and they didn't usually offer dental insurance because why would they, right?! Smh the older I get the more I understand wild wilderness hermits! Good luck with your girls teeth. ♥️

We moved here in August of 2022. We looked at Nixa but didn't really care for the prices of property there, among other things. We don't have children at home anymore, so wasn't concerned about schools. We found a beautiful home in the upper northwest side of town. It feels rural and quiet, but we are just minutes from town. I love the variety of eating options here. As others noted, literally anything you are in the mood for. My waistline, however, has not adjusted to this....lol.... I have found the people here to be most helpful in giving me good recommendations. I believe our move here was a sound one, and I am enjoying all the different intricacies of being in Springfield. I know that Nixa is the place to be for schools. However, I find it to be very much a highway town, and this was another of the reasons we did not consider moving there. Good luck on your move!

I guess suddenly stats are overturned by majority opinion (appeal to majority)? https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-city-rankings/most-violent-cities-in-america. Everyone I speak too feels the same way about downtown and MSU. Note that a majority of people on reddit are a significant minority of the people in and around spfd so to use their majority beliefs as the majority springfield belief is not accurate in any way (political example: majority of people on here are blue voters while green county went red in the last two elections by 16%+)

The best thing I can say is that it depends on who YOU are. Springfield has a diverse number of communities that work well for many different individuals. Cool thing is, you can find your people here.

Buying a house on the outskirts of Springfield, like Nixa or Repbulic is crazy expensive, like double what you’d pay in Springfield! When we moved we looked in those places but ended up in Springfield because while still expensive, it was the affordable of the places!! In perspective, we looked at a house for the same price we paid for the one we bought in Springfield, in Nixa, the house in Nixa was rat infested, smelled weird (we think meth) the kitchen cabinets where falling off, and it was gross! The one we bought for the same price in Springfield is beautiful and not ray infested lol. Good luck!!

Well if I can’t find a reasonable one I hate to say it but we won’t be able to have any teeth worked on, just don’t have the funds to do it, it’s horrible that unless you’re rich your teeth have to rot!

Jordan valley is crazy expensive just like everywhere else they charged me 300 bucks to pull a tooth and they still want me to pay them another 50 bucks even though they said I was done paying the last time that I gave them money.

I cannot recommend next to new enough. I was able to get several basically unworn vintage Bob Mackie pieces in my size there

Do your cats ever try to eat your rats

Look, I don't hate it. If I had the option to live in Nixa though I'd go with Nixa.

You'd think it would be the other way around.

"Containing problems to a small area"

I have issue with your choice of words and the premise. Unhoused generally do not want to be confined or contained. In my opinion, putting people who may have some mental issues together in a small space is a recipe for disaster.

Nixa is crazy expensive as far as property and real estate taxes. I'm not a fan of the town either. My foster parents retired there, and it just didn't mesh with me. But, Ozark is very up and coming. I live in Bolivar, moved here from Springfield, so I obviously favor the small town vibe. I grew up on the north side of Springfield, but its not the same city any longer. I've never lived on the south side, but as far as shopping, etc it's where I go.

It all depends on what you want. Springfield is the buckle of the Bible belt, and Niva is the epicenter. Springfield is a bigger city, but still has a smaller feel than many. Check out Bolivar, if you want a rural environment. Republic is growing too.

I'm from Bolivar not to far away I go fishing in Stockton often if that's something you enjoy.

Greene County Sheriff's do not have them. Springfield police do.

I also did delivery for Amazon. While you do more deliveries the pay is better.

This is the way

Ignore. When we were considering moving here, I posted on a local FB page asking for opinions about the area and got not only a crazy amount of comments but even DMs telling me not to move here. It was so weird! Thankfully, the positive voices won out. We love it here. (And we aren’t even conservative.)