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Linwood is a tiny town of 312 people in Leavenworth County, Kansas. It's about 13 miles from Lawrence, KS and 27 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $1k a month.
312people
$216kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
12"Snow
251Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 312
- Part of a metro area
- About 529 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 13 mi to Lawrence, KS
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,361/mo)
- Median rent $1,042/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (961 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MCI airport
- 27 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 801 ft
- 627 mi to the ocean
- 335 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 917 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 97 bars within 25 mi
- 289 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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