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Country around Deerfield is a rural area of about 960 people in Kearny County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 189 miles from Pueblo, CO and 233 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $806 a month.
960people
$215kTypical home
$806/moRent
94° / 46°Summer / winter
19"Snow
285Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 960 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 233 mi to Denver, CO
- 189 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,358/mo)
- Median rent $806/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (958 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to GCK airport
- 200 mi to COS (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,022 ft
- 671 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 224 mi to the nearest ski area
- 44 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 120 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 128 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 75 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 106 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kearny County: R+68 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk