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Prairie Village is a small city of 22,874 people in Johnson County, Kansas. It's about 11 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $436k and rent runs about $2k a month.
22,874people
$436kTypical home
$1,794/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
12"Snow
249Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,874
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,683 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 11 mi to Kansas City, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $436k (≈$2,748/mo)
- Median rent $1,794/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (695 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MCI airport
- 22 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,056 ft
- 623 mi to the ocean
- 347 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,336 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 112 bars within 25 mi
- 392 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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