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Lake Quivira is a tiny town of 940 people in Johnson County, Kansas. It's about 13 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 $818k and rent runs about $1k a month.
940people
$818kTypical home
$1,434/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
15"Snow
245Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 940
- Part of a metro area
- About 637 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 13 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $818k (≈$5,158/mo)
- Median rent $1,434/mo
- Median household income $178k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,301 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MCI airport
- 18 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 860 ft
- 628 mi to the ocean
- 340 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,309 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 137 bars within 25 mi
- 385 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 84 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: D+8 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.