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Auburn is a small town of 1,144 people in Shawnee County, Kansas. It's about 11 miles from Topeka, KS and 70 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $871 a month.
1,144people
$151kTypical home
$871/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
256Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,144
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,644 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 11 mi to Topeka, KS
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$953/mo)
- Median rent $871/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to MHK airport
- 65 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,089 ft
- 626 mi to the ocean
- 320 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shawnee County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk