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Garnett is a small town of 3,202 people in Anderson County, Kansas. It's about 47 miles from Lawrence, KS and 69 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $929 a month.
3,202people
$149kTypical home
$929/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
13"Snow
256Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,202
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,039 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 47 mi to Lawrence, KS
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$940/mo)
- Median rent $929/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (806 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to MCI airport
- 76 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,079 ft
- 579 mi to the ocean
- 299 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anderson County: R+60 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk