The 10 Best Cities For Hippies In Kansas For 2024


The hippiest cities in Kansas are Roeland Park and Mission for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

You might think that the whole hippie movement has faded away, but the truth is, there are plenty of hippies out there in Kansas.

While they aren’t necessarily in your face all the time with war protests, and the next Woodstock isn’t being planned any time soon, we thought it would be fun to look at which cities in the Sunflower State where the most hippies would live.

And, after crunching the data, you know what? It was spot on.

How do you decide where the most hippies live? By the number of yoga studios, organic markets, and most importantly, where the liberals live in droves.

Using those criteria, it’s not hard to scrape the internet, run some scientific data on where hippies might live in Kansas, and then put out a list.

So, put on your tie-dye shirt and sandals as you go through this list with us.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Cities In Kansas With The Largest Hispanic Population For 2024

  1. Roeland Park
  2. Mission
  3. Bonner Springs
  4. Merriam
  5. Bel Aire
  6. Leawood
  7. Lenexa
  8. Pittsburg
  9. Manhattan
  10. Hays

Best Places For Hippies In Kansas Map

What’s the hippiest city in Kansas? The hippiest city in Kansas is Roeland Park.

Read on below to see where your town ranked, Young Flower Child.

Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 6,799
% Liberal: 40.3%
More on Roeland Park: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Mission, KS

Source: Wikipedia User AlbertHerring | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Population: 9,451
% Liberal: 40.3%
More on Mission: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Bonner Springs, KS

Source: Flickr User bonnerlibrary | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 7,420
% Liberal: 67.6%
More on Bonner Springs: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Merriam, KS

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Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 11,191
% Liberal: 40.3%
More on Merriam: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Population: 6,923
% Liberal: 39.4%
More on Bel Aire: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Leawood, KS

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Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 32,842
% Liberal: 40.3%
More on Leawood: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Lenexa, KS

Source: Wikipedia User Americasroof | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 49,573
% Liberal: 40.3%
More on Lenexa: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Pittsburg, KS

Source: Wikipedia User Ichabod | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 20,336
% Liberal: 45.7%
More on Pittsburg: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Manhattan, KS

Source: Wikipedia User Kevin Zollman Kzollman 22:00, 4 May 2006 (UTC) | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Population: 55,112
% Liberal: 42.5%
More on Manhattan: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Hays, KS

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 20,886
% Liberal: 26.1%
More on Hays: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Methodology: How we determined the most beatnik city in Kansas

In order to rank the best cities for hippies in Kansas, we used Saturday Night Science to determine what criteria defines a hippie.

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using the Google Places API, the Census’s 2018-2022 American Community Survey, and Voter Registration data, this is the criteria we used:

  • Number of yoga studios per capita
  • Number of organic markets per capita
  • Number of pet adoption centers per capita
  • Number of vegan restaurants per capita
  • Number of thrift stores per capita
  • Each city’s liberal voting population

For the sake of getting reliable numbers on places, we counted any place within a ~4.5 mile radius of a city’s center. The average city in the United States is about 18 square miles.

All of these results are listed in a per capita basis, meaning number of stores per person in a city. Additionally, we limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 5,000 people.

We ranked each place with scores from 1 to 52 in each category, where 1 was the most hippie.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each place to create a hippie index.

And finally, we crowned the city with the highest hippie index the “Best City for Hippies In Kansas.” We’re looking at you, Roeland Park.

Read on below to learn more about what it’s like to live in hippie central. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from hippiest to most square.

Summary: The Hippies Of Kansas

If you’re measuring the locations in Kansas where there are lots of liberals, and there are many options for vegan food, yoga and thrift stores, this is an accurate list.

The most hippie cities in Kansas are Roeland Park, Mission, Bonner Springs, Merriam, Bel Aire, Leawood, Lenexa, Pittsburg, Manhattan, and Hays.

If you’re curious, here are the most square places in Kansas:

  1. Liberal
  2. Wellington
  3. Ottawa

For more Kansas reading, check out:

Detailed List Of The Most Hippie Cities In Kansas

Rank City Population % Liberal
1 Roeland Park 6,799 40.3%
2 Mission 9,451 40.3%
3 Bonner Springs 7,420 67.6%
4 Merriam 11,191 40.3%
5 Bel Aire 6,923 39.4%
6 Leawood 32,842 40.3%
7 Lenexa 49,573 40.3%
8 Pittsburg 20,336 45.7%
9 Manhattan 55,112 42.5%
10 Hays 20,886 26.1%
11 Lawrence 90,194 60.8%
12 Shawnee 63,597 40.3%
13 Topeka 127,660 48.3%
14 Leavenworth 35,738 39.1%
15 Andover 12,113 27.9%
16 Emporia 24,787 43.0%
17 Mcpherson 13,205 28.1%
18 Lansing 11,535 39.1%
19 Pratt 6,889 25.8%
20 Haysville 11,235 39.4%
21 Olathe 129,913 40.3%
22 Overland Park 178,945 40.3%
23 Coffeyville 10,034 28.2%
24 Hutchinson 41,946 33.1%
25 Eudora 6,152 60.8%
26 Derby 23,419 39.4%
27 Salina 47,894 32.8%
28 Paola 5,589 31.7%
29 Newton 19,144 37.6%
30 Gardner 20,128 40.3%
31 Great Bend 15,942 22.2%
32 Abilene 6,729 25.1%
33 Parsons 10,307 38.8%
34 El Dorado 12,931 27.9%
35 Wichita 385,518 39.4%
36 Ulysses 6,010 19.8%
37 Valley Center 6,449 39.4%
38 Spring Hill 5,618 40.3%
39 Colby 5,411 17.2%
40 Independence 9,282 28.2%
41 Atchison 10,920 38.5%
42 Mulvane 6,000 39.4%
43 Concordia 5,327 24.0%
44 Chanute 9,194 31.6%
45 Iola 5,650 35.2%
46 De Soto 5,888 40.3%
47 Fort Scott 7,957 31.9%
48 Augusta 9,239 27.9%
49 Winfield 12,324 34.0%
50 Ottawa 12,548 33.6%
51 Wellington 8,028 29.1%
52 Liberal 20,846 28.8%
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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