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Emporia is a small city of 24,131 people in Lyon County, Kansas. It's about 51 miles from Topeka, KS and 102 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $815 a month.
24,131people
$133kTypical home
$815/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
260Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,131
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,938 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 51 mi to Topeka, KS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$837/mo)
- Median rent $815/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (261 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,827 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 26% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to MHK airport
- 101 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,135 ft
- 597 mi to the ocean
- 299 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Lyon County: R+15 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk