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Country around Kincaid is a rural area of about 784 people in Anderson County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Lawrence, KS and 78 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $853 a month.
784people
$175kTypical home
$853/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
256Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 784 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 59 mi to Lawrence, KS
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,101/mo)
- Median rent $853/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (498 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to JLN airport
- 86 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,168 ft
- 566 mi to the ocean
- 288 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anderson County: R+60 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High 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.