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Country around Stockton is a rural area of about 1,888 people in Rooks County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 114 miles from Grand Island, NE and 257 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $643 a month.
1,888people
$116kTypical home
$643/moRent
93° / 42°Summer / winter
19"Snow
273Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,888 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 257 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 114 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$731/mo)
- Median rent $643/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- 22 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 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to HYS airport
- 222 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,923 ft
- 714 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 227 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 93 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 40 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