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Florence is a tiny town of 522 people in Marion County, Kansas. It's about 44 miles from Wichita, KS and 142 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $39k and rent runs about $832 a month.
522people
$39kTypical home
$832/moRent
91° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
260Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 522
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 681 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 44 mi to Wichita, KS
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $39k (≈$243/mo)
- Median rent $832/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (510 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to ICT airport
- 140 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,299 ft
- 597 mi to the ocean
- 288 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 135 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+49 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.