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Country around Lakin is a rural area of about 2,763 people in Kearny County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 181 miles from Pueblo, CO and 227 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,763people
$194kTypical home
$1,134/moRent
93° / 45°Summer / winter
19"Snow
285Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,763 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 227 mi to Denver, CO
- 181 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,226/mo)
- Median rent $1,134/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (958 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 45% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to GCK airport
- 192 mi to COS (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,248 ft
- 674 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 214 mi to the nearest ski area
- 49 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 122 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 138 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 72 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 101 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kearny County: R+68 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