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Fleming vs Lock Springs 47 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (5.6× in Lock Springs) and typical home built (21 yrs in Lock Springs).
Where each one shines Two towns, two different strengths What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.
Fleming A small town of 68
Quiet strengths Fleming doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fleming →
Lock Springs A small town of 49
Quiet strengths Lock Springs doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lock Springs →
The biggest differences Where they differ most The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs about the same each month A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Fleming $780 /mo
Typical home $129K (Census) · tax rate 0.91% · Housing →
Lock Springs $820 /mo
Typical home $122K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Within $50 a month of each other.
Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.
Life in each What daily life feels like in each The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.
Seasons
Community
A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.
Where they are 47 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Fleming ↔ Lock Springs 47 miles apart
Everything, side by side What matters to you? Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
68 Highest 49 Lowest
Median age
44 ±19.6 Highest 13% above MO 40.3 ±30.2 Lowest 3% above MO
Kids under 18
10.3% ±31.6 Lowest MO: 22.3% 38.8% ±42.6 Highest MO: 22.3%
Age 65+
22.1% ±41.6 Highest MO: 17.9% 6.1% ±77.6 Lowest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
3.3% Highest MO: 32.4% 0% Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±25 MO: 5.7% 0% ±34.6 MO: 5.7%
Household incomemedian
$53,750 ±$17k Lowest 24% below MO $97,188 ±$76k Highest 37% above MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$129,200 ±$40k Highest 44% below MO $121,900 ±$68k Lowest 47% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,175 40% below MO —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 MO: 45.6% —
Below poverty line
10.3% Lowest MO: 12.6% 12.2% Highest MO: 12.6%
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.6% Lowest MO: 68.1% 100% Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year
1972 Highest 6 yrs older than MO 1951 Lowest 27 yrs older than MO
Average commuteone way
41 min 73% above MO —
Work from home
8% ±11 Lowest MO: 13% 30% ±42.1 Highest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
25.8 mi Lowest 57.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town
Kansas City (18%) Prairie Village (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Lock Springs Few work in Fleming
Conserved landshare of the town
0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles
0.5 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
1.0 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
26.1 Lowest 146 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Bordering Fleming Towns like Fleming Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.
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