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Country around Washington is a rural area of about 1,454 people in Washington County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 51 miles from Manhattan, KS and 143 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $553 a month.
1,454people
$125kTypical home
$553/moRent
90° / 37°Summer / winter
15"Snow
265Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,454 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 51 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$788/mo)
- Median rent $553/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (18 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to MHK airport
- 119 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,394 ft
- 704 mi to the ocean
- 236 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 114 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 29 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+69 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk