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Alta Vista is a tiny town of 443 people in Wabaunsee County, Kansas. It's about 23 miles from Manhattan, KS and 106 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $983 a month.
443people
$85kTypical home
$983/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
17"Snow
260Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 443
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,269 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 23 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$536/mo)
- Median rent $983/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 17 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 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MHK airport
- 100 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,470 ft
- 631 mi to the ocean
- 309 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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