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Country around Goodland is a rural area of about 5,424 people in Sherman County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 164 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 168 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $908 a month.
5,424people
$136kTypical home
$908/moRent
91° / 43°Summer / winter
29"Snow
281Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,424 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Denver, CO
- 164 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 107 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$860/mo)
- Median rent $908/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 281 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 84 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (205 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (802 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 86 mi to MCK airport
- 158 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,717 ft
- 765 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 201 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 158 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 121 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 128 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sherman County: R+69 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk