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Gridley is a tiny town of 393 people in Coffey County, Kansas. It's about 65 miles from Topeka, KS and 101 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $722 a month.
393people
$86kTypical home
$722/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
6"Snow
256Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 393
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 918 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 65 mi to Topeka, KS
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$540/mo)
- Median rent $722/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (205 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (758 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 84 mi to MHK airport
- 104 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,171 ft
- 573 mi to the ocean
- 280 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Coffey County: R+56 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