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Country around Syracuse is a rural area of about 2,316 people in Hamilton County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 153 miles from Pueblo, CO and 205 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $822 a month.
2,316people
$119kTypical home
$822/moRent
93° / 46°Summer / winter
17"Snow
285Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,316 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 205 mi to Denver, CO
- 153 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$749/mo)
- Median rent $822/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (769 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 44% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to GCK airport
- 166 mi to COS (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,314 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 187 mi to the nearest ski area
- 60 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 135 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 158 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 95 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: R+66 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.