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Country around Johnson is a rural area of about 1,831 people in Stanton County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 162 miles from Amarillo, TX and 230 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $68k and rent runs about $712 a month.
1,831people
$68kTypical home
$712/moRent
93° / 47°Summer / winter
22"Snow
288Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,831 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 230 mi to Denver, CO
- 162 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $68k (≈$428/mo)
- Median rent $712/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to LBL airport
- 185 mi to COS (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,284 ft
- 660 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 78 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 188 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 107 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 160 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 60 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 67 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stanton County: R+64 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
- 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.