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Abilene is a big small town of 6,449 people in Dickinson County, Kansas. It's about 38 miles from Manhattan, KS and 144 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,449people
$132kTypical home
$1,022/moRent
94° / 43°Summer / winter
12"Snow
268Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,449
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,335 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 38 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$829/mo)
- Median rent $1,022/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (733 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SLN airport
- 137 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,152 ft
- 646 mi to the ocean
- 283 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickinson County: R+55 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk