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Olpe is a tiny town of 565 people in Lyon County, Kansas. It's about 59 miles from Topeka, KS and 105 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $732 a month.
565people
$163kTypical home
$732/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
10"Snow
260Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 565
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 804 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 59 mi to Topeka, KS
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,030/mo)
- Median rent $732/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,529 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to MHK airport
- 106 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,227 ft
- 587 mi to the ocean
- 289 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lyon County: R+15 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk