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Axtell is a tiny town of 468 people in Marshall County, Kansas. It's about 51 miles from Manhattan, KS and 105 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $850 a month.
468people
$125kTypical home
$850/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
14"Snow
258Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 468
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 895 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 51 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$788/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (240 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (440 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MHK airport
- 91 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,358 ft
- 696 mi to the ocean
- 250 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+49 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk