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Alma is a small town of 1,063 people in Wabaunsee County, Kansas. It's about 21 miles from Manhattan, KS and 93 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $780 a month.
1,063people
$137kTypical home
$780/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
17"Snow
258Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,063
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,817 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 21 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$863/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (271 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (599 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MHK airport
- 87 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 303 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wabaunsee County: R+49 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.