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Avondale is a tiny town of 308 people in Clay County, Missouri. It's part of the Kansas City, MO area. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $1k a month.
308people
$164kTypical home
$1,337/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
245Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 308
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,281 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Kansas City, MO area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,035/mo)
- Median rent $1,337/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (596 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MCI airport
- 14 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 837 ft
- 635 mi to the ocean
- 341 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,290 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 114 bars within 25 mi
- 364 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 86 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+6 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk