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Country around Brookville is a rural area of about 593 people in Saline County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 75 miles from Manhattan, KS and 182 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $1k a month.
593people
$180kTypical home
$1,071/moRent
92° / 41°Summer / winter
15"Snow
268Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 593 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 75 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,136/mo)
- Median rent $1,071/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (430 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,038 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to SLN airport
- 175 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,522 ft
- 645 mi to the ocean
- 260 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 164 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saline County: R+32 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