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Country around Hoxie is a rural area of about 1,592 people in Sheridan County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 151 miles from Grand Island, NE and 242 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $691 a month.
1,592people
$187kTypical home
$691/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
21"Snow
274Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,592 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 242 mi to Denver, CO
- 151 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 65 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,177/mo)
- Median rent $691/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 37
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to MCK airport
- 232 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,582 ft
- 729 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 275 mi to the nearest ski area
- 49 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 125 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 109 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 25 congregations per 10k people
- 64 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sheridan County: R+80 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk