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Lindsborg is a small town of 3,792 people in McPherson County, Kansas. It's about 64 miles from Wichita, KS and 172 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,792people
$188kTypical home
$1,022/moRent
93° / 42°Summer / winter
14"Snow
268Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,792
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,069 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 64 mi to Wichita, KS
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,186/mo)
- Median rent $1,022/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (219 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (722 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 17% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SLN airport
- 167 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,345 ft
- 628 mi to the ocean
- 279 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 158 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- McPherson County: R+41 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk