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Tonganoxie is a big small town of 5,891 people in Leavenworth County, Kansas. It's about 14 miles from Lawrence, KS and 28 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 $262k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,891people
$262kTypical home
$1,224/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
251Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,891
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,450 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 14 mi to Lawrence, KS
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,650/mo)
- Median rent $1,224/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (421 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MCI airport
- 24 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 853 ft
- 634 mi to the ocean
- 327 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 593 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 204 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Leavenworth County: R+23 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk