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Country around Richmond is a rural area of about 980 people in Franklin County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 38 miles from Lawrence, KS and 62 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $1k a month.
980people
$186kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
256Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 980 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 38 mi to Lawrence, KS
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,172/mo)
- Median rent $1,042/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (295 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (735 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to MCI airport
- 68 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 588 mi to the ocean
- 307 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+40 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.