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Country around Lancaster is a rural area of about 614 people in Atchison County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 28 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 52 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $850 a month.
614people
$129kTypical home
$850/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
16"Snow
251Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 614 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 28 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$812/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,056 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MCI airport
- 38 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 669 mi to the ocean
- 292 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Atchison County: R+37 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