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Tarsney Lakes is a tiny town of 214 people in Jackson County, Missouri. It's about 22 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $1k a month.
214people
$231kTypical home
$1,197/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
13"Snow
249Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 214
- Part of a metro area
- About 699 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 22 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,454/mo)
- Median rent $1,197/mo
- Median household income $2,499
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (928 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,249 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 20% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MCI airport
- 36 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 912 ft
- 620 mi to the ocean
- 349 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 808 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 204 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: D+19 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 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
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.