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Country around Scott City is a rural area of about 4,985 people in Scott County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 201 miles from Pueblo, CO and 230 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $669 a month.
4,985people
$161kTypical home
$669/moRent
93° / 44°Summer / winter
20"Snow
280Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,985 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 230 mi to Denver, CO
- 201 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,012/mo)
- Median rent $669/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (257 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to GCK airport
- 205 mi to COS (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,973 ft
- 691 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 243 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 145 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 35 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 115 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 89 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+75 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk