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Eudora is a big small town of 6,119 people in Douglas County, Kansas. It's about 9 miles from Lawrence, KS and 32 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $280k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,119people
$280kTypical home
$1,222/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
256Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,119
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,879 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 9 mi to Lawrence, KS
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $280k (≈$1,766/mo)
- Median rent $1,222/mo
- Median household income $118k
- 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 66°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (645 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MCI airport
- 33 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 883 ft
- 622 mi to the ocean
- 337 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 639 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 208 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: D+38 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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