Living in Clyde, KS
Clyde is a tiny town of 791 people in Cloud County, Kansas. It's about 51 miles from Manhattan, KS and 156 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $658 a month.
791people
$70kTypical home
$658/moRent
91° / 39°Summer / winter
17"Snow
265Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 791
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,175 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 51 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$441/mo)
- Median rent $658/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (719 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 23% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to MHK airport
- 142 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,306 ft
- 693 mi to the ocean
- 247 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 130 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cloud County: R+61 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk