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Greeley is a tiny town of 243 people in Anderson County, Kansas. It's about 42 miles from Lawrence, KS and 61 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $852 a month.
243people
$90kTypical home
$852/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
256Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 243
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 706 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 42 mi to Lawrence, KS
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$570/mo)
- Median rent $852/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (498 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 20% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to MCI airport
- 68 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 912 ft
- 584 mi to the ocean
- 306 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anderson County: R+60 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.