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Olathe is a mid-size city of 145,057 people in Johnson County, Kansas. It's about 22 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $365k and rent runs about $1k a month.
145,057people
$365kTypical home
$1,314/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
14"Snow
249Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 145,057
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,252 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 22 mi to Kansas City, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $365k (≈$2,300/mo)
- Median rent $1,314/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (843 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MCI airport
- 30 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,047 ft
- 617 mi to the ocean
- 345 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,097 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 116 bars within 25 mi
- 317 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 67 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% 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
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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