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Brewster is a tiny town of 459 people in Thomas County, Kansas. It's about 185 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 189 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $775 a month.
459people
$146kTypical home
$775/moRent
92° / 42°Summer / winter
18"Snow
281Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 459
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,779 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Denver, CO
- 185 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 100 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$919/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 281 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 84 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (543 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to MCK airport
- 179 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,432 ft
- 755 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 222 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 165 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 140 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 114 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Thomas County: R+66 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.