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Goodland is a small town of 4,121 people in Sherman County, Kansas. It's about 167 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 171 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $910 a month.
4,121people
$113kTypical home
$910/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
30"Snow
281Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,121
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 916 people per sq mi
- 171 mi to Denver, CO
- 167 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 106 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$711/mo)
- Median rent $910/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 281 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 84 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (237 per 100k)
- Low property crime (926 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 84 mi to MCK airport
- 161 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,714 ft
- 763 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 204 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 161 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 124 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 128 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sherman County: R+69 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