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Country around Palco is a rural area of about 326 people in Rooks County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 135 miles from Grand Island, NE and 271 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $625 a month.
326people
$114kTypical home
$625/moRent
92° / 42°Summer / winter
20"Snow
273Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 326 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 271 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 135 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$720/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (83 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (312 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to HYS airport
- 243 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,277 ft
- 703 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 248 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 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
- 114 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rooks County: R+71 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk