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Highland is a small town of 1,069 people in Doniphan County, Kansas. It's about 25 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 64 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $617 a month.
1,069people
$114kTypical home
$617/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
20"Snow
251Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,069
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,002 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 25 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$721/mo)
- Median rent $617/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (613 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 21
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 41% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to MCI airport
- 49 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,040 ft
- 687 mi to the ocean
- 279 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Doniphan County: R+64 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