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Lone Jack is a small town of 1,412 people in Jackson County, Missouri. It's about 26 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $330k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,412people
$330kTypical home
$1,203/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
15"Snow
249Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,412
- Part of a metro area
- About 238 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 26 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $330k (≈$2,082/mo)
- Median rent $1,203/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (553 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,179 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 43% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to MCI airport
- 41 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,001 ft
- 614 mi to the ocean
- 346 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 494 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 126 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
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