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Frankfort is a tiny town of 726 people in Marshall County, Kansas. It's about 37 miles from Manhattan, KS and 107 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $771 a month.
726people
$89kTypical home
$771/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
17"Snow
258Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 726
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 721 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 37 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$562/mo)
- Median rent $771/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (240 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (440 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to MHK airport
- 95 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,171 ft
- 687 mi to the ocean
- 257 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk