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Basehor is a big small town of 7,491 people in Leavenworth County, Kansas. It's about 20 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $350k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,491people
$350kTypical home
$1,257/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
245Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,491
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,049 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 20 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $350k (≈$2,206/mo)
- Median rent $1,257/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (595 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MCI airport
- 16 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 984 ft
- 635 mi to the ocean
- 330 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 124 bars within 25 mi
- 345 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Leavenworth County: R+23 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk