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Buckner is a small town of 2,914 people in Jackson County, Missouri. It's about 19 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $986 a month.
2,914people
$198kTypical home
$986/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
13"Snow
245Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,914
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,632 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 19 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,246/mo)
- Median rent $986/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (544 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,925 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MCI airport
- 30 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 761 ft
- 632 mi to the ocean
- 353 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 773 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 104 bars within 25 mi
- 204 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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