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Edgerton is a small town of 1,924 people in Johnson County, Kansas. It's about 21 miles from Lawrence, KS and 33 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,924people
$211kTypical home
$1,269/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
12"Snow
249Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,924
- Part of a metro area
- About 222 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 21 mi to Lawrence, KS
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,328/mo)
- Median rent $1,269/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,301 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to MCI airport
- 39 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 610 mi to the ocean
- 335 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 671 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 206 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: D+8 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk