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Valley Falls is a small town of 1,382 people in Jefferson County, Kansas. It's about 25 miles from Topeka, KS and 51 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $785 a month.
1,382people
$123kTypical home
$785/moRent
91° / 39°Summer / winter
14"Snow
251Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,382
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,963 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 25 mi to Topeka, KS
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$774/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (550 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to MCI airport
- 40 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 653 mi to the ocean
- 303 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+37 in 2024
- 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