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Kansas City is a big city of 510,612 people in Jackson County, Missouri. It's part of the Kansas City, MO area. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $1k a month.
510,612people
$243kTypical home
$1,238/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
245Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 510,612
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,623 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Kansas City, MO area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,532/mo)
- Median rent $1,238/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1368 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,947 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MCI airport
- 15 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 748 ft
- 633 mi to the ocean
- 342 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,355 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 112 bars within 25 mi
- 395 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 86 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Jackson County: D+19 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 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