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Knob Noster is a small town of 2,838 people in Johnson County, Missouri. It's about 59 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $826 a month.
2,838people
$203kTypical home
$826/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
245Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,838
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 985 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 59 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,278/mo)
- Median rent $826/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 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 (192 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (434 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 23% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to MCI airport
- 72 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 774 ft
- 607 mi to the ocean
- 312 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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