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Country around Atwood is a rural area of about 1,654 people in Rawlins County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 164 miles from Grand Island, NE and 200 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $725 a month.
1,654people
$120kTypical home
$725/moRent
92° / 43°Summer / winter
28"Snow
281Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,654 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Denver, CO
- 164 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 93 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$757/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 281 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 84 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 47
- 30% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to MCK airport
- 189 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,061 ft
- 775 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 234 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 136 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 100 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rawlins County: R+73 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk