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Iola is a big small town of 5,348 people in Allen County, Kansas. It's about 72 miles from Lawrence, KS and 95 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $767 a month.
5,348people
$78kTypical home
$767/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
8"Snow
260Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,348
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,198 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 72 mi to Lawrence, KS
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$494/mo)
- Median rent $767/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (404 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,107 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to JLN airport
- 102 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 988 ft
- 556 mi to the ocean
- 273 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allen County: R+46 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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