Living in Warrensburg, MO
Warrensburg is a small city of 19,582 people in Johnson County, Missouri. It's about 51 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $921 a month.
19,582people
$222kTypical home
$921/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
245Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,582
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,082 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 51 mi to Kansas City, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,401/mo)
- Median rent $921/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 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
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,722 per 100k)
People
- Median age 25
- 24% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 28% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to MCI airport
- 65 mi to MCI (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 606 mi to the ocean
- 320 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Johnson County: R+40 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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