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Country around Glasco is a rural area of about 565 people in Cloud County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 66 miles from Manhattan, KS and 176 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $49k and rent runs about $761 a month.
565people
$49kTypical home
$761/moRent
91° / 39°Summer / winter
18"Snow
265Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 565 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 66 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $49k (≈$308/mo)
- Median rent $761/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (719 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to SLN airport
- 166 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,352 ft
- 683 mi to the ocean
- 239 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 152 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cloud County: R+61 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.