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De Soto is a big small town of 6,414 people in Johnson County, Kansas. It's about 17 miles from Lawrence, KS and 24 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $422k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,414people
$422kTypical home
$1,158/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
15"Snow
249Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,414
- Part of a metro area
- About 413 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 17 mi to Lawrence, KS
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $422k (≈$2,664/mo)
- Median rent $1,158/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,301 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 39% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MCI airport
- 26 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 951 ft
- 624 mi to the ocean
- 340 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 121 bars within 25 mi
- 333 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: D+8 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk