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Delphos is a tiny town of 320 people in Ottawa County, Kansas. It's about 62 miles from Manhattan, KS and 172 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $63k and rent runs about $641 a month.
320people
$63kTypical home
$641/moRent
92° / 40°Summer / winter
17"Snow
265Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 320
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 540 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 62 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $63k (≈$399/mo)
- Median rent $641/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to SLN airport
- 163 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,322 ft
- 676 mi to the ocean
- 245 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 150 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ottawa County: R+67 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk