LinwoodKS
A town of 432, settled in 1860.
Is Linwood a good place to live?
Linwood’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both the Kansas town median (20 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 152 Kansas towns, just 1 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Linwood. Linwood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
432 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Linwood: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Linwood, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Linwood.
The typical home in Linwood is valued at about $454K
The typical Linwood home is worth about $454,000, up 7.4% in a year, 84% above the Kansas typical home. 87% of households own their home in Linwood, where Kansas’ towns sit at 72% and U.S. towns at 73%.
| Linwood | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,042 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Linwood’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Linwood for work: only 0% work in town. 5.1% of Linwood residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Kansas City (12%), Overland Park (10%) and Lawrence (9%).
| Linwood | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Linwood has four seasons and hot summers
Linwood has chilly winters and warm summers. Linwood’s July high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Linwood is
Linwood beats the Kansas average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of adults have high blood pressure in Linwood. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Linwood.
| Linwood | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 11% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 77% | 79% |
| What stands out | Linwood | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 13% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74.2% | 77.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Linwood faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Arrowhead Stadium and 44 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Linwood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
30 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
32 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
32 mi Theme parkWorlds of Fun
27 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
25 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile CenterPhoto credits
Arrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, Public domain · Worlds of Fun: Tkexb173 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CPKC Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · T-Mobile Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Linwood
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Linwood
About 1 of every 100 Linwood residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
100% of working residents leave Linwood for work
Where Linwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Linwood
City in Kansas, United States
Linwood is a city in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 415. It is located along K-32 highway between Lawrence and Bonner Springs.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1860
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 804 ft
- ZIP code
- 66052
- Area code
- 913
Questions about Linwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Linwood, KS a good place to live?
Linwood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.