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Parker is a tiny town of 274 people in Linn County, Kansas. It's about 46 miles from Lawrence, KS and 60 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $691 a month.
274people
$164kTypical home
$691/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
249Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 274
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 975 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 46 mi to Lawrence, KS
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,032/mo)
- Median rent $691/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (491 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to MCI airport
- 69 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,011 ft
- 580 mi to the ocean
- 305 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Linn County: R+65 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.