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Cawker City is a tiny town of 352 people in Mitchell County, Kansas. It's about 98 miles from Grand Island, NE and 209 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $583 a month.
352people
$91kTypical home
$583/moRent
93° / 40°Summer / winter
18"Snow
267Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 352
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 350 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 98 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 64 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$573/mo)
- Median rent $583/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (52 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 21% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to HYS airport
- 182 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,506 ft
- 701 mi to the ocean
- 207 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 185 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mitchell 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk