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Country around Courtland is a rural area of about 335 people in Republic County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 78 miles from Grand Island, NE and 186 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $756 a month.
335people
$147kTypical home
$756/moRent
91° / 39°Summer / winter
17"Snow
265Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 335 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 186 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 78 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$926/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (560 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 18% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to SLN airport
- 145 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,542 ft
- 716 mi to the ocean
- 218 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 151 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 32 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Republic 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