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Country around Smith Center is a rural area of about 1,913 people in Smith County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 79 miles from Grand Island, NE and 231 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $678 a month.
1,913people
$100kTypical home
$678/moRent
92° / 39°Summer / winter
19"Snow
267Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,913 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 231 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 79 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$633/mo)
- Median rent $678/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to EAR airport
- 184 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,808 ft
- 727 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 188 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 34 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Smith County: R+69 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk