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Gypsum is a tiny town of 443 people in Saline County, Kansas. It's about 55 miles from Manhattan, KS and 157 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $918 a month.
443people
$85kTypical home
$918/moRent
93° / 42°Summer / winter
14"Snow
268Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 443
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,184 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 55 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$533/mo)
- Median rent $918/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (430 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,038 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to SLN airport
- 151 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,243 ft
- 633 mi to the ocean
- 283 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 142 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saline County: R+32 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.