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Lock Springs vs Fleming 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.
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 →
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 →
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
Lock Springs $820 /mo
Typical home $122K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Fleming $780 /mo
Typical home $129K (Census) · tax rate 0.91% · 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.
Lock Springs ↔ Fleming 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
49 Lowest 68 Highest
Median age
40.3 ±30.2 Lowest 3% above MO 44 ±19.6 Highest 13% above MO
Kids under 18
38.8% ±42.6 Highest MO: 22.3% 10.3% ±31.6 Lowest MO: 22.3%
Age 65+
6.1% ±77.6 Lowest MO: 17.9% 22.1% ±41.6 Highest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
0% Lowest MO: 32.4% 3.3% Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±34.6 MO: 5.7% 0% ±25 MO: 5.7%
Household incomemedian
$97,188 ±$76k Highest 37% above MO $53,750 ±$17k Lowest 24% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$121,900 ±$68k Lowest 47% below MO $129,200 ±$40k Highest 44% 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
12.2% Highest MO: 12.6% 10.3% Lowest MO: 12.6%
Homeownersof occupied homes
100% Highest MO: 68.1% 92.6% Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year
1951 Lowest 27 yrs older than MO 1972 Highest 6 yrs older than MO
Average commuteone way
— 41 min 73% above MO
Work from home
30% ±42.1 Highest MO: 13% 8% ±11 Lowest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
57.8 mi Highest 25.8 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town
Prairie Village (8%) Kansas City (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Fleming Few work in Lock Springs
Conserved landshare of the town
0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi Lowest 0.5 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 1.0 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
146 Highest 26.1 Lowest
“±” 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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Towns like Lock Springs 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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