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Moran is a tiny town of 472 people in Allen County, Kansas. It's about 69 miles from Joplin, MO and 90 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $411 a month.
472people
$106kTypical home
$411/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
9"Snow
260Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 472
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,126 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 69 mi to Joplin, MO
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$665/mo)
- Median rent $411/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 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 (221 per 100k)
- Low property crime (996 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to JLN airport
- 99 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 553 mi to the ocean
- 275 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allen County: R+46 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very 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