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Baldwin City is a small town of 4,911 people in Douglas County, Kansas. It's about 13 miles from Lawrence, KS and 42 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $858 a month.
4,911people
$250kTypical home
$858/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
10"Snow
256Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,911
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,660 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 13 mi to Lawrence, KS
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,573/mo)
- Median rent $858/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k)
- Low property crime (903 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 17% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to MCI airport
- 44 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,086 ft
- 612 mi to the ocean
- 332 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 243 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 81 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Douglas County: D+38 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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