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Country around Little River is a rural area of about 618 people in McPherson County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Wichita, KS and 192 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $717 a month.
618people
$141kTypical home
$717/moRent
92° / 42°Summer / winter
12"Snow
268Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 618 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 192 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 59 mi to Wichita, KS
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$892/mo)
- Median rent $717/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (219 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (722 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 29% 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
- 33 mi to SLN airport
- 187 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,595 ft
- 620 mi to the ocean
- 268 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 179 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McPherson County: R+41 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk