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Tecumseh is a tiny town of 457 people in Shawnee County, Kansas. It's about 6 miles from Topeka, KS and 56 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $1k a month.
457people
$200kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
16"Snow
251Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 457
- Part of a metro area
- About 128 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 6 mi to Topeka, KS
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,264/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to MCI airport
- 50 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 945 ft
- 633 mi to the ocean
- 318 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 187 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shawnee County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.