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Country around Grinnell is a rural area of about 574 people in Gove County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 180 miles from Grand Island, NE and 232 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $772 a month.
574people
$132kTypical home
$772/moRent
91° / 43°Summer / winter
21"Snow
280Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 574 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 232 mi to Denver, CO
- 180 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$833/mo)
- Median rent $772/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (250 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to GCK airport
- 218 mi to COS (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,851 ft
- 714 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 265 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 154 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 27 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 109 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 32 congregations per 10k people
- 71 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gove County: R+77 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk