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Blue Springs is a mid-size city of 59,965 people in Jackson County, Missouri. It's about 17 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $1k a month.
59,965people
$263kTypical home
$1,277/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
12"Snow
245Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 59,965
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,632 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 17 mi to Kansas City, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,659/mo)
- Median rent $1,277/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (250 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,762 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MCI airport
- 31 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 899 ft
- 624 mi to the ocean
- 354 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,096 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 108 bars within 25 mi
- 303 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: D+19 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk