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Mission is a big small town of 9,915 people in Johnson County, Kansas. It's about 9 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 $289k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,915people
$289kTypical home
$1,194/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
245Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,915
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,716 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 9 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $289k (≈$1,823/mo)
- Median rent $1,194/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (290 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,073 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 16% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MCI airport
- 19 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 626 mi to the ocean
- 345 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,375 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 118 bars within 25 mi
- 400 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 83 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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