Metro Kansas City, MO

Cream Cat Covey throw on a sofa, cat nested in the stay-open cave, Kansas City, MO

Communities: 11
Surrounding pop.: 1,135,650
Radius: 60 mi
Days under 45°F: 146

Definition

For coverage purposes, metro Kansas City is Kansas City, MO together with every incorporated community within 60 miles that is closer to Kansas City than to any other metro anchor — 11 communities and about 1,135,650 people beyond the core city. Communities are assigned to their nearest anchor, so the boundaries follow travel distance rather than county lines.

Geography

The anchor sits at 39.0997°, -94.5786°. Coverage extends in 5 compass directions from it, reaching 60 miles at its furthest. The largest surrounding community is Overland Park, KS — 181,260 people, 9.5 miles southwest.

Climate

Between October and April the Kansas City area averages an overnight low of 36.3°F and reaches -8.6°F at its coldest, with 146 days below 45°F — about 4.8 months. A cat’s thermoneutral zone starts around 86°F against a typical indoor 64–72°F, so those are the months an indoor cat here is actively hunting for a heat source.

Source: Open-Meteo historical archive, 2024-10-01 to 2025-04-30.

Close view of the Nines print at the stay-open pouch, Kansas City, MO

Municipalities

Grouped by population. Each has its own page with local figures.

Places with 100,000 to 399,999 inhabitants5

Overland Parkpop. 181,260
Kansas Citypop. 148,483
Olathepop. 131,885
Topekapop. 127,679
Independencepop. 117,240

Places with 75,000 to 99,999 inhabitants3

Lee's Summitpop. 93,184
Lawrencepop. 90,811
St. Josephpop. 77,147

Places with 50,000 to 74,999 inhabitants3

Shawneepop. 64,323
Blue Springspop. 53,294
Lenexapop. 50,344

Cat Covey in this market

A 60″ × 50″ throw with a stay-open pouch sewn into the foot end. The cat takes the cave. Micro Mink fleece outside at 280–320 GSM, Sherpa lining the pouch at 200–250 GSM. Purrch $79, Clowder $99, Nines $119 — free shipping over $79, everywhere in this metro.

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