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LeotiKS
A town of 1,360. A typical home worth about $155K.
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0
Population
1,360
−3.8% since 2010
Typical home
$155K
+6.8% in a year
Household income
$74K
median
Median age
39.5
years
Jobs based here
512
Balanced
What makes Leoti stand out
The 2 things Leoti does most differently from other towns.
Small town
1,360 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Leoti. Another town gets a different order.
Housing
A typical Leoti home is worth about $155K
The typical Leoti home is worth about $155,000, up 6.8% in a year, 38% below the Kansas typical home.
$155KZillow home value
Typical home value
Leoti$155K
Kansas$250K
+6.8%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health
Healthier than 28% of U.S. towns
Leoti beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
CHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Leoti | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 16.7% | 9.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 17.7% | 13% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 34.2% | 25.6% |
Wichita County Health Center
0.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
11th
percentile among KS towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Leoti has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter19–46°
Spring37–67°
Summer61–90°
Fall39–69°
Oct 12
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute
About one in two working residents works right in Leoti
43% of Leoti’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Marienthal (4%), Garden City (4%) and Wichita (3%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
43%work in town
Where working residents work
In Leoti43%
Marienthal4%
Garden City4%
Wichita3%
Scott City2%
8 mi
median commute distance
512
jobs based in Leoti
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Schools
Leoti’s public schools outperform 57% of Kansas districts
The public schools Leoti’s kids attend outperform 57% of Kansas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
BSchool Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita County Elementary | PK–6 | 221 | B+ |
| Wichita County Junior-Senior High School | 7–12 | 187 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state testsAll 2 schools →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with hail at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
52risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HailDroughtInland flooding
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Famous people from Leoti
3 notable people were born in Leoti.
About Leoti
City in Wichita County, Kansas
Leoti () is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,475.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 1,475
- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,301 ft
- ZIP code
- 67861
- Area code
- 620