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Chapman is a small town of 1,454 people in Dickinson County, Kansas. It's about 27 miles from Manhattan, KS and 133 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $719 a month.
1,454people
$196kTypical home
$719/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
8"Snow
268Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,454
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,558 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 27 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,233/mo)
- Median rent $719/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (569 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 40% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MHK airport
- 126 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,135 ft
- 647 mi to the ocean
- 290 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickinson County: R+55 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk