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Osawatomie is a small town of 4,182 people in Miami County, Kansas. It's about 36 miles from Lawrence, KS and 48 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $903 a month.
4,182people
$155kTypical home
$903/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
8"Snow
249Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,182
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 811 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 36 mi to Lawrence, KS
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$978/mo)
- Median rent $903/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (435 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to MCI airport
- 57 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 886 ft
- 592 mi to the ocean
- 317 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.