Living in Radley, KS
Radley is a tiny town of 135 people in Crawford County, Kansas. It's about 32 miles from Joplin, MO and 113 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $849 a month.
135people
$133kTypical home
$849/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
7"Snow
253Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 135
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 179 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 32 mi to Joplin, MO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$836/mo)
- Median rent $849/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,841 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to JLN airport
- 109 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 991 ft
- 521 mi to the ocean
- 255 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+25 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.