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Topeka Council of Colored Women's Clubs Building
The Topeka Council of Colored Women's Clubs Building was the clubhouse of the Topeka Council of Colored Women's Clubs (TCCWC). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States in 2009. It is located in Topeka, Kansas.
About Topeka
State capital city of Kansas, United StatesTopeka (, tə-PEE-kə) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, within northeastern Kansas and the Central United States. The population of the city was 126,587 as of the 2020 census. The five-county Topeka metropolitan area has approximately 233,000 residents. The city, laid out in 1854, was one of the Free-State towns founded by Eastern antislavery men immediately after the passage of the Kansas–Nebraska Bill. Topeka was chartered as a city in 1857. It is well known for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, which overturned Plessy v. Ferguso…
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Housing in Topeka
The median sale price was $190,000 in May 2026.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Topeka
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Topeka's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in Topeka
Full picture →66% of Topeka’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Lawrence (4%), Soldier (2%) and Overland Park (2%). Half commute less than 4 miles.
Health in Topeka
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 35% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 60% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Kansas
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Topeka
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Topeka
Full climate →Topeka has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Topeka
All Topeka schools →School Grade C
The public schools Topeka’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 71% of Kansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within KS. Ratings are from neighbors.
Topeka is a college town
Colleges →of Topeka’s residents are enrolled in college. Washburn University has about 4,956 students on campus, and 1 more college is in town.
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