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Country around Leon is a rural area of about 1,583 people in Butler County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 33 miles from Wichita, KS and 116 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $797 a month.
1,583people
$122kTypical home
$797/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
265Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,583 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 33 mi to Wichita, KS
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$770/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (703 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 38% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to ICT airport
- 112 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,421 ft
- 556 mi to the ocean
- 248 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 151 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butler County: R+41 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk