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Perry is a small town of 1,069 people in Jefferson County, Kansas. It's about 10 miles from Lawrence, KS and 45 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $798 a month.
1,069people
$174kTypical home
$798/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
14"Snow
251Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,069
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,427 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 10 mi to Lawrence, KS
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,097/mo)
- Median rent $798/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (550 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to MCI airport
- 39 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 860 ft
- 634 mi to the ocean
- 321 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 201 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+37 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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