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Leon is a tiny town of 607 people in Butler County, Kansas. It's about 31 miles from Wichita, KS and 118 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $904 a month.
607people
$113kTypical home
$904/moRent
91° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
265Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 607
- Part of a metro area
- About 840 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 31 mi to Wichita, KS
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$713/mo)
- Median rent $904/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (703 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 31% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ICT airport
- 114 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,371 ft
- 558 mi to the ocean
- 249 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 153 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butler County: R+41 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk