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Lansing is a big small town of 11,246 people in Leavenworth County, Kansas. It's about 20 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,246people
$271kTypical home
$1,406/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
19"Snow
245Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,246
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 914 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 20 mi to Kansas City, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,708/mo)
- Median rent $1,406/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (527 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 40% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MCI airport
- 11 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 642 mi to the ocean
- 325 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 910 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 107 bars within 25 mi
- 262 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Leavenworth County: R+23 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk