Reno
Kansas

What stands out

What stands out about Reno County: the property tax rate is in the top 8% of American counties (1.73%), home internet speed is in the top 14% of American counties (275 Mbps), and the home price against local income is in the bottom 15% of American counties (1.6 years of income). Within Kansas it ranks 30th of 105 counties for the property tax rate.

Where you are

You live in Reno County, Kansas. 61,881 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.1% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +41).

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 $57,390 a year, lower than 60% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $49,987. Unemployment runs 2.8%, lower than 72% of American counties. 6% of workers work from home.

Kansas takes 5.4% of that median income in state income tax, about $3,115 a year.

Home

The median home costs $156K, cheaper than 82% of American counties, about 1.6 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $864 a month. Property tax is 1.73% of home value, roughly $2,059 a year on that median home, higher than 92% of American counties. 70% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.5 per 1,000 residents, lower than 71% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 28 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 76.5 years, longer than 57% of American counties. There are 92 active physicians in the county, about 14.9 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 2.0 of 5 stars. 10.8% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.92 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 62% of American counties. 92% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 34 points. 59% 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 69 and lows near 45, warmer than 56% of American counties. About 37 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 85 out of 100, riskier than 85% of American counties; the county has had 24 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 275 Mbps down, faster than 86% of American counties. There are 6 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.6 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery, 4 museums.