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Hill City is a small town of 1,511 people in Graham County, Kansas. It's about 133 miles from Grand Island, NE and 270 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $735 a month.
1,511people
$93kTypical home
$735/moRent
92° / 42°Summer / winter
17"Snow
273Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,511
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 899 people per sq mi
- 270 mi to Denver, CO
- 133 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$585/mo)
- Median rent $735/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 10 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to HYS airport
- 247 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,205 ft
- 718 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 252 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 109 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 25 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Graham County: R+66 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