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Country around Colony is a rural area of about 712 people in Allen County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 61 miles from Lawrence, KS and 86 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $556 a month.
712people
$155kTypical home
$556/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
8"Snow
256Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 712 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 61 mi to Lawrence, KS
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$975/mo)
- Median rent $556/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (272 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,226 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to JLN airport
- 92 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,079 ft
- 566 mi to the ocean
- 283 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allen County: R+46 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk