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Hanston is a tiny town of 213 people in Hodgeman County, Kansas. It's about 132 miles from Wichita, KS and 220 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $542 a month.
213people
$93kTypical home
$542/moRent
94° / 45°Summer / winter
17"Snow
278Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 213
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 789 people per sq mi
- 220 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 132 mi to Wichita, KS
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$588/mo)
- Median rent $542/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to DDC airport
- 222 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,185 ft
- 637 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 272 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 97 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hodgeman County: R+71 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk