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Columbus is a small town of 2,881 people in Cherokee County, Kansas. It's about 20 miles from Joplin, MO and 93 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $774 a month.
2,881people
$94kTypical home
$774/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
253Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,881
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,184 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 20 mi to Joplin, MO
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$593/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (230 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,062 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to JLN airport
- 89 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 919 ft
- 500 mi to the ocean
- 233 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 128 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 160 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherokee County: R+53 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk