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Gardner is a small city of 24,526 people in Johnson County, Kansas. It's about 21 miles from Lawrence, KS and 30 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $306k and rent runs about $1k a month.
24,526people
$306kTypical home
$1,306/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
14"Snow
249Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,526
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,683 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 21 mi to Lawrence, KS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $306k (≈$1,931/mo)
- Median rent $1,306/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (179 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,261 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 46% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MCI airport
- 36 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 613 mi to the ocean
- 338 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 870 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 263 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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