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Kearney is a big small town of 10,885 people in Clay County, Missouri. It's about 19 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,885people
$298kTypical home
$1,251/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
19"Snow
245Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,885
- Part of a metro area
- About 816 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 19 mi to Kansas City, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,882/mo)
- Median rent $1,251/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (462 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MCI airport
- 19 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 824 ft
- 648 mi to the ocean
- 336 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 611 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 155 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+6 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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