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Bonner Springs is a big small town of 7,839 people in Wyandotte County, Kansas. It's about 18 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,839people
$247kTypical home
$1,165/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
245Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,839
- Part of a metro area
- About 502 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 18 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,559/mo)
- Median rent $1,165/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (634 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,616 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MCI airport
- 18 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 945 ft
- 631 mi to the ocean
- 335 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,177 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 131 bars within 25 mi
- 342 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wyandotte County: D+24 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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