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Grinnell is a tiny town of 342 people in Gove County, Kansas. It's about 173 miles from Grand Island, NE and 231 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $535 a month.
342people
$132kTypical home
$535/moRent
91° / 42°Summer / winter
20"Snow
274Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 342
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 695 people per sq mi
- 231 mi to Denver, CO
- 173 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$833/mo)
- Median rent $535/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (250 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to MCK airport
- 220 mi to COS (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,923 ft
- 721 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 264 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 147 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 32 congregations per 10k people
- 71 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gove County: R+77 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk