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Country around Cottonwood Falls is a rural area of about 1,237 people in Chase County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 62 miles from Manhattan, KS and 120 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $843 a month.
1,237people
$90kTypical home
$843/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
260Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,237 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 62 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$566/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (390 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 20% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to MHK airport
- 119 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,207 ft
- 594 mi to the ocean
- 291 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 116 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chase County: R+51 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk