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Kansas City is a mid-size city of 155,135 people in Wyandotte County, Kansas. It's about 10 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $1k a month.
155,135people
$167kTypical home
$1,123/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
15"Snow
245Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 155,135
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,244 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 10 mi to Kansas City, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,056/mo)
- Median rent $1,123/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" 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
- High violent crime (971 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,107 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MCI airport
- 12 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 974 ft
- 633 mi to the ocean
- 336 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,256 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 106 bars within 25 mi
- 365 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 85 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wyandotte County: D+24 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk