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Country around Weskan is a rural area of about 295 people in Wallace County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 146 miles from Pueblo, CO and 167 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $755 a month.
295people
$167kTypical home
$755/moRent
91° / 44°Summer / winter
21"Snow
292Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 295 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Denver, CO
- 146 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 86 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,051/mo)
- Median rent $755/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 94 mi to GCK airport
- 145 mi to COS (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,885 ft
- 742 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 197 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 142 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 35 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 131 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 60 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 28 congregations per 10k people
- 103 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wallace County: R+85 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
- 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.