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Country around Oakley is a rural area of about 2,637 people in Thomas County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 184 miles from Grand Island, NE and 220 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $820 a month.
2,637people
$137kTypical home
$820/moRent
92° / 43°Summer / winter
25"Snow
274Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,637 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 220 mi to Denver, CO
- 184 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 76 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$865/mo)
- Median rent $820/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (543 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to GCK airport
- 207 mi to COS (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,058 ft
- 724 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 253 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 158 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 122 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 83 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Thomas County: R+66 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk