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Atchison is a big small town of 10,785 people in Atchison County, Kansas. It's about 22 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 44 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $737 a month.
10,785people
$130kTypical home
$737/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
17"Snow
251Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,785
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,345 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 22 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$818/mo)
- Median rent $737/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,056 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 18% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MCI airport
- 29 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 873 ft
- 666 mi to the ocean
- 299 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Atchison County: R+37 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk