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Council Grove is a small town of 2,265 people in Morris County, Kansas. It's about 37 miles from Manhattan, KS and 109 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $715 a month.
2,265people
$135kTypical home
$715/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
260Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,265
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,061 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 37 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$851/mo)
- Median rent $715/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (281 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MHK airport
- 105 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,240 ft
- 618 mi to the ocean
- 316 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morris County: R+47 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