Linn
Kansas

What stands out

If you had to describe Linn County in numbers, start here: the restaurant count per person is in the bottom 5% of American counties (0.3 per 1,000), home internet speed is in the bottom 11% of American counties (95 Mbps), and homeownership is in the top 12% of American counties (82%). Within Kansas it ranks 1st of 95 counties for the restaurant count per person, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Linn County, Kansas. 9,696 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population grew 0.8% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +159).

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 $56,697 a year, lower than 62% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $49,856. Unemployment runs 3.9%, higher than 66% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home.

Kansas takes 5.4% of that median income in state income tax, about $3,076 a year.

Home

The median home costs $179K, cheaper than 72% of American counties, about 2.0 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $818 a month. Property tax is 1.06% of home value, roughly $1,569 a year on that median home, higher than 64% of American counties. 82% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.4 per 1,000 residents, lower than 76% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 16 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 74.5 years, shorter than 65% of American counties. There are 2 active physicians in the county, about 2.1 per 10,000 people. 10.2% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.91 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 57% of American counties. 94% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 63 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 67% 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 67 and lows near 46, warmer than 53% of American counties. About 37 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 26 out of 100, safer than 74% of American counties; the county has had 19 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 95 Mbps down, slower than 89% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.3 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.