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Louisburg is a big small town of 5,094 people in Miami County, Kansas. It's about 36 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $270k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,094people
$270kTypical home
$1,439/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
12"Snow
249Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,094
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,044 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 36 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $270k (≈$1,699/mo)
- Median rent $1,439/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (486 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to MCI airport
- 47 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,112 ft
- 598 mi to the ocean
- 330 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 510 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 166 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Miami County: R+40 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk