Wyandotte
Kansas

What stands out

Against every county in America, Wyandotte County is unusual in three ways: the school test score is in the bottom 4% of American counties (2.41 where 3.0 is grade level), home internet speed is in the top 5% of American counties (297 Mbps), and the overdose death rate is in the top 8% of American counties (36 per 100,000). Within Kansas it ranks 1st of 99 counties for the school test score, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Wyandotte County, Kansas. 167,989 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.2% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -1,754).

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 $57,771 a year, lower than 59% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $65,983. Unemployment runs 3.5%, higher than 53% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home.

Kansas takes 5.4% of that median income in state income tax, about $3,136 a year.

Home

The median home costs $211K, cheaper than 59% of American counties, about 2.0 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $1,057 a month. Property tax is 1.54% of home value, roughly $2,159 a year on that median home, higher than 87% of American counties. 61% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.8 per 1,000 residents, lower than 55% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 36 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 74.0 years, shorter than 70% of American counties. There are 1,123 active physicians in the county, about 66.8 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 4.0 of 5 stars. 16.0% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.46 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 96% of American counties. 81% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Democratic by 31 points. 56% 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 31 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 87 out of 100, riskier than 87% of American counties; the county has had 26 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 297 Mbps down, faster than 95% of American counties. There are 0 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.5 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery.