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Country around Herington is a rural area of about 2,860 people in Dickinson County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 38 miles from Manhattan, KS and 130 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $945 a month.
2,860people
$98kTypical home
$945/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
14"Snow
260Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,860 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 38 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$617/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (569 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MHK airport
- 125 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,414 ft
- 625 mi to the ocean
- 307 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickinson County: R+55 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk