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Home to several commercial and industrial parks and companies like Farmers Insurance and Garmin, Olathe is one of the fastestgrowing cities in Kansas. There's more to Olathe than jobs, though; the city sports a rich history and a real sense of community. The Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop, the last remaining stagecoach stop on the Santa Fe transportation trail open to the public, hosts Civil War and Wild West reenactments and is a popular tourist destination. -- L.M.
Due to an error by our data provider, an earlier version listed incorrect stats for this city's number of colleges.
(3) Crime incidences are estimates based on FBI 2011 Universal Crime and incidence reports, OnBoard analysis.
(I) Income tax notes:
For joint returns, taxes are twice the tax on half the couple’s income.
Using statistics from data services company Onboard Informatics, we crunched the numbers in order to zero in on America's best small cities for families. (Last year, we looked at small towns, with populations between 8,500 and 50,000.)
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