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Country around Onaga is a rural area of about 1,417 people in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 28 miles from Manhattan, KS and 93 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $982 a month.
1,417people
$193kTypical home
$982/moRent
89° / 38°Summer / winter
16"Snow
258Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,417 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 28 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,217/mo)
- Median rent $982/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (366 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 34% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MHK airport
- 82 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,266 ft
- 669 mi to the ocean
- 276 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pottawatomie County: R+48 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk