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Country around Wakefield is a rural area of about 1,515 people in Dickinson County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 25 miles from Manhattan, KS and 135 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $819 a month.
1,515people
$184kTypical home
$819/moRent
90° / 39°Summer / winter
10"Snow
265Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,515 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 25 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,160/mo)
- Median rent $819/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (569 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to MHK airport
- 126 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,257 ft
- 660 mi to the ocean
- 279 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 114 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickinson County: R+55 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk