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Lawson is a small town of 2,905 people in Ray County, Missouri. It's about 28 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,905people
$186kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
17"Snow
245Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,905
- Part of a metro area
- About 980 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 28 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,173/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 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 (380 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 41% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MCI airport
- 28 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,056 ft
- 653 mi to the ocean
- 337 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 171 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ray County: R+49 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk