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Country around Healy is a rural area of about 486 people in Lane County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 190 miles from Wichita, KS and 240 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $633 a month.
486people
$76kTypical home
$633/moRent
93° / 45°Summer / winter
22"Snow
280Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 486 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 240 mi to Denver, CO
- 190 mi to Wichita, KS
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$477/mo)
- Median rent $633/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 49
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to GCK airport
- 219 mi to COS (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,838 ft
- 691 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 260 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 152 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 46 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 101 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 41 congregations per 10k people
- 72 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lane County: R+71 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.