Lane
Kansas

What stands out

What stands out about Lane County: the home price against local income is among the most affordable in America (1.0 years of income), the overdose death rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0 per 100,000), and high-school completion is in the top 4% of American counties (96%). Within Kansas it ranks 8th of 105 counties for the home price against local income, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Lane County, Kansas. 1,528 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 1.0% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -1).

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 $52,222 a year, lower than 74% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $47,079. Unemployment runs 2.9%, lower than 70% of American counties. 10% of workers work from home.

Kansas takes 5.4% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,827 a year.

Home

The median home costs $112K, cheaper than 95% of American counties, about 1.0 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $939 a month. Property tax is 1.77% of home value, roughly $1,455 a year on that median home, higher than 93% of American counties. 78% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.3 per 1,000 residents, lower than 82% of American counties.

There are 0 active physicians in the county, about 0.0 per 10,000 people; the nearest doctor is in another county. 12.8% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

96% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 72 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 78% 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 56°F, highs near 70 and lows near 41, warmer than 50% of American counties. About 23 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 11 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 80 Mbps down, slower than 93% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation.