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Country around Miltonvale is a rural area of about 728 people in Cloud County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Manhattan, KS and 157 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $692 a month.
728people
$86kTypical home
$692/moRent
92° / 39°Summer / winter
16"Snow
265Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 728 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 47 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$541/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (719 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to SLN airport
- 147 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,450 ft
- 676 mi to the ocean
- 256 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 134 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cloud County: R+61 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk