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Shawnee is a mid-size city of 68,542 people in Johnson County, Kansas. It's about 16 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $360k and rent runs about $1k a month.
68,542people
$360kTypical home
$1,322/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
16"Snow
245Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 68,542
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,633 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 16 mi to Kansas City, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $360k (≈$2,268/mo)
- Median rent $1,322/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,365 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MCI airport
- 20 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 915 ft
- 626 mi to the ocean
- 341 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 73 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,267 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 131 bars within 25 mi
- 371 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 85 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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