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Rantoul, KS

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A town of 130. A typical home worth about $353K.

Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
130
residents
Typical home
$353K
+10.2% in a year
Household income
$60K
median
Median age
43.5
years
Jobs based here
4
A commuter town

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130 people, and everyone knows the way

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72°
Fog/Mist
H 73° · L 54°

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Housing

A typical Rantoul home is worth about $353K

The typical Rantoul home is worth about $353,000, up 10.2% in a year, 42% above the Kansas typical home.

$353KZillow home value

Typical home value

Rantoul$353K
Kansas$250K
+10.2%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Rantoul

Most working residents leave Rantoul for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Ottawa (12%), Lenexa (9%) and Ottawa (8%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Rantoul0%
Ottawa12%
Lenexa9%
Ottawa8%
Olathe7%
26 mi
median commute distance
4
jobs based in Rantoul
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Rantoul has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

8″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–43°
Spring44–66°
Summer66–87°
Fall46–68°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Rantoul is

Rantoul beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

32 measures vs. Kansas
1 better26 too close to call5 worse
What stands outRantoulKS
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.6%11.3%
More adults with COPD8.4%6.7%
Miami County Medical Center
13.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.

57risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
57Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
1
paid flood claims since 2007
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Rantoul for work

Where Rantoul’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

12% → Ottawa Ottawa 12% 9% → Lenexa Lenexa 9% 8% → Ottawa Ottawa 8% 7% → Olathe Olathe 7% 5% → Osawatomie Osawatomie 5% 4% → Overland Park Overland Park 4% Rantoul · 0% stay
4jobs based in Rantoul
0%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Rantoul

City in Franklin County, Kansas

Rantoul is a city in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 165.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
165
Area
0.1 sq mi
Elevation
896 ft
ZIP code
66079

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