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Holden is a small town of 1,989 people in Johnson County, Missouri. It's about 41 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $809 a month.
1,989people
$148kTypical home
$809/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
14"Snow
245Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,989
- Part of a metro area
- About 825 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 41 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$935/mo)
- Median rent $809/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (614 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to MCI airport
- 56 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 876 ft
- 603 mi to the ocean
- 332 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: R+40 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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