Your Guide to Buying a Home in Topeka, KS

Buying a Home in Topeka, Kansas

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(Built in 1928, the stately 12-room, French-Norman mansion has been home to Kansas' first families since 1961)

Topeka is located in Shawnee County

Population: 119,883 The city of Topeka, Kansas' capital city, has weathered many storms over the years, its economy having been stirred by natural disasters and drastic changes. However, Topeka's strategic location between the cattle ranches of the southwest, the Corn Belt, and the undeveloped mineral resources of the Mississippi Valley, combined with plenty of room to develop, insure Topeka's development well into the future. A majority of Topeka's current labor force is concentrated in the services and retail trade industries. The Chamber of Commerce is continually developing new resources for businesses looking to relocate here and efforts have been increased to market the advantages Topeka can offer to new businesses.

What Topeka can offer residents is a quality living experience at a below-average cost. There is quite a bit to do here, including taking in a performance by the 80-member Topeka Symphony Orchestra, enjoying a relaxing afternoon on Lake Shawnee, or watching a race at Heartland Park Topeka. Numerous festivals and parades all year long add even more variety to the activities to be found in Topeka.

Topeka has gained fame through quite a few "little-known facts". For example, Washburn University, located in Topeka, is the only municipally owned university in the country and enrolls 6,000 students in its 90 degree programs. In addition, Topeka is the home of Hill's Pet Nutrition and the Santa Fe Railroad.

Topeka is located along I-70 in eastern Kansas. Kansas City, Missouri is about 40 miles to the east.