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Herington is a small town of 2,164 people in Dickinson County, Kansas. It's about 36 miles from Manhattan, KS and 125 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $945 a month.
2,164people
$85kTypical home
$945/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
15"Snow
260Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,164
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 444 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 36 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$537/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (569 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to MHK airport
- 120 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,493 ft
- 625 mi to the ocean
- 310 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 112 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickinson County: R+55 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