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North Kansas City is a small town of 4,983 people in Clay County, Missouri. It's part of the Kansas City, MO area. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,983people
$198kTypical home
$1,188/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
245Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,983
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,139 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Kansas City, MO area
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,245/mo)
- Median rent $1,188/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (620 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,603 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 14% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MCI airport
- 14 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 745 ft
- 634 mi to the ocean
- 341 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,378 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 118 bars within 25 mi
- 400 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 85 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+6 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk