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Hartford is a tiny town of 428 people in Lyon County, Kansas. It's about 52 miles from Topeka, KS and 95 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $700 a month.
428people
$70kTypical home
$700/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
11"Snow
256Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 428
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,081 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 52 mi to Topeka, KS
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$438/mo)
- Median rent $700/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,529 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to MHK airport
- 96 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,089 ft
- 587 mi to the ocean
- 293 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lyon County: R+15 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk