There are 7 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Independence. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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9740 North Cedar Avenue, Kansas City, MO
13.9 mi from downtown Independence · Mixed-income catchment
Lee's Summit, MO
12.5 mi from downtown Independence · Mixed-income catchment
3630 Main Street, Kansas City, MO
12.7 mi from downtown Independence · Modest surrounding area
4824 North Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, MO
13.8 mi from downtown Independence · Modest surrounding area
1817 Campbell Street, Kansas City, MO
11.8 mi from downtown Independence · Modest surrounding area
5000 East Bannister Road, Kansas City, MO
13.3 mi from downtown Independence · Modest surrounding area
Right now the Kansas City location has the highest Goods Score (47 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 7 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Independence, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.