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Country around Maple Hill is a rural area of about 1,438 people in Shawnee County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 18 miles from Topeka, KS and 80 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,438people
$218kTypical home
$1,019/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
14"Snow
258Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,438 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 18 mi to Topeka, KS
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,377/mo)
- Median rent $1,019/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MHK airport
- 73 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,024 ft
- 638 mi to the ocean
- 306 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 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
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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