Coffey
Kansas

What stands out

What stands out about Coffey County: the overdose death rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0 per 100,000), the home price against local income is in the bottom 12% of American counties (1.5 years of income), and the share working from home is in the bottom 13% of American counties (4%). Within Kansas it ranks 65th of 105 counties for the overdose death rate, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Coffey County, Kansas. 8,334 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population held steady at 0.0% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +28).

Kansas stopped taxing Social Security entirely in 2024 and consolidated its brackets, and property taxes fall heavily on homeowners because agricultural land is assessed on use value. Johnson County, in the Kansas City suburbs, has the state's best-rated schools and highest home prices. The state sits squarely in Tornado Alley.

Money

The typical household here brings in $67,645 a year, higher than 69% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $67,828. Unemployment runs 3.5%, higher than 52% of American counties. 4% of workers work from home.

Kansas takes 5.5% of that median income in state income tax, about $3,687 a year.

Home

The median home costs $196K, cheaper than 64% of American counties, about 1.5 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $758 a month. Property tax is 1.15% of home value, roughly $1,503 a year on that median home, higher than 70% of American counties. 76% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.2 per 1,000 residents, lower than 84% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 76.9 years, longer than 63% of American counties. There are 6 active physicians in the county, about 7.2 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 4.0 of 5 stars. 9.6% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.25 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 87% of American counties. 94% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 56 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 71% of eligible voters turned out. Under Kansas law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is illegal.

Weather and risk

The year averages 57°F, highs near 67 and lows near 47, warmer than 56% of American counties. About 39 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 18 out of 100, safer than 82% of American counties; the county has had 19 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 126 Mbps down, slower than 79% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.7 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.