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Country around Beloit is a rural area of about 3,863 people in Mitchell County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 80 miles from Manhattan, KS and 190 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $643 a month.
3,863people
$144kTypical home
$643/moRent
92° / 40°Summer / winter
16"Snow
267Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,863 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 80 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$909/mo)
- Median rent $643/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (52 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to SLN airport
- 175 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,453 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 226 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 166 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mitchell County: R+66 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk