Sumner
Kansas

What stands out

Three things set Sumner County apart from the other 3,142 counties: the home price against local income is in the bottom 7% of American counties (1.4 years of income), the property tax rate is in the top 10% of American counties (1.63%), and winter sunshine is in the top 15% of American counties (0.9 on the USDA scale). Within Kansas it ranks 47th of 105 counties for the home price against local income, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Sumner County, Kansas. 22,517 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.1% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +69).

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 $59,397 a year, lower than 54% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $43,763. Unemployment runs 3.0%, lower than 66% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 22 minutes each way.

Kansas takes 5.4% of that median income in state income tax, about $3,227 a year.

Home

The median home costs $150K, cheaper than 84% of American counties, about 1.4 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $883 a month. Property tax is 1.63% of home value, roughly $1,900 a year on that median home, higher than 90% of American counties. 74% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.3 per 1,000 residents, lower than 80% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 14 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 75.1 years, shorter than 59% of American counties. There are 9 active physicians in the county, about 4.0 per 10,000 people. 8.8% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.84 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 73% of American counties. 93% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 51 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 63% 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 59°F, highs near 71 and lows near 47, warmer than 63% of American counties. About 45 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 65 out of 100, riskier than 65% of American counties; the county has had 26 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 205 Mbps down, faster than 52% of American counties. There are 8 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.7 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.