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Living in Concordia, KS

Concordia is a big small town of 5,015 people in Cloud County, Kansas. It's about 61 miles from Manhattan, KS and 168 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $808 a month.

5,015people
$103kTypical home
$808/moRent
90° / 38°Summer / winter
19"Snow
265Sunny days
89Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 5,015
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 1,113 people per sq mi
  • 168 mi to Kansas City, MO
  • 61 mi to Manhattan, KS
  • 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $103k (≈$647/mo)
  • Median rent $808/mo
  • Median household income $51k
  • Property tax about 1.8% of value
  • 3.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 90°F
  • Winter highs around 38°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
  • 89 days a year with rain or snow
  • 19" 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

  • Very low violent crime (131 per 100k)
  • Very low property crime (877 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 36
  • 28% of households have kids
  • 19% are 65 or older
  • 21% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 9% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 15 min
  • 5% walk or take transit to work
  • 54 mi to SLN airport
  • 151 mi to OMA (major hub)
  • 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 88% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1957
  • 86% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 1,417 ft
  • 694 mi to the ocean
  • 240 mi to a big lake
  • 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 143 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 18 mi to the nearest campground
  • 5 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 9 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
  • 6 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 13 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 36% of Kansas districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 37 mi to the nearest vet
  • 18 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 21 congregations per 10k people
  • 17 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

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