Kearney, Missouri is located in Clay County about 15 minutes north of Kansas City and has a population of 8,381. Each September, the city hosts an annual festival celebrating its distinction as the birthplace of outlaw Jesse James. The James farm with the original house and Jesse James’s burial site are a popular tourist attraction. The Kearney School District serves about 3,500 families in Kearney and northern Clay County.
Just north of Kansas City is the bedroom community of Kearney, MO. The folks there love their city and It's great when another community does a study that helps affirm what Kearney citizens say about themselves. Harrisonville, MO, recently released a study naming Kearney one of the top five towns for low cost living in the Kansas City Metro area. This study actually speaks highly of all the communities in the Northland, You can check out the Mid America Research Council's blog under recent posts for a complete listing: www.kceconomy.com.