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Outdoors in Reading
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About Reading
City in Lyon County, KansasReading is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 181.
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Housing in Reading
The typical Reading home is worth about $295,000, up 9.1% in a year, 18% above the Kansas typical home.
Work & commute in Reading
Full picture →Most working residents leave Reading for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Emporia (39%), Topeka (9%) and Wichita (6%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
Health in Reading
Compared with Kansas
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Reading
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Reading
Full climate →Reading has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
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