Living in Country around Holcomb, KS
Country around Holcomb is a rural area of about 3,145 people in Finney County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 196 miles from Pueblo, CO and 238 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,145people
$242kTypical home
$1,060/moRent
93° / 46°Summer / winter
17"Snow
285Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,145 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 238 mi to Denver, CO
- 196 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,525/mo)
- Median rent $1,060/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (436 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,554 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 51% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to GCK airport
- 205 mi to COS (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,936 ft
- 670 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 230 mi to the nearest ski area
- 40 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 120 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 122 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 72 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 105 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Finney County: R+35 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