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Spring Hill is a big small town of 9,120 people in Johnson County, Kansas. It's about 28 miles from Lawrence, KS and 29 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $358k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,120people
$358kTypical home
$1,108/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
249Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,120
- Part of a metro area
- About 917 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 28 mi to Lawrence, KS
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $358k (≈$2,256/mo)
- Median rent $1,108/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (149 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (665 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 45% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MCI airport
- 38 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,089 ft
- 608 mi to the ocean
- 336 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 831 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 248 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: D+8 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk