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Country around Mankato is a rural area of about 1,351 people in Jewell County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 78 miles from Grand Island, NE and 201 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $59k and rent runs about $639 a month.
1,351people
$59kTypical home
$639/moRent
90° / 37°Summer / winter
25"Snow
267Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,351 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 201 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 78 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $59k (≈$373/mo)
- Median rent $639/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to SLN airport
- 160 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,805 ft
- 717 mi to the ocean
- 205 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 166 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jewell County: R+76 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk