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Living in Holcomb, KS

Holcomb is a small town of 2,577 people in Finney County, Kansas. It's about 198 miles from Pueblo, CO and 242 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $1k a month.

2,577people
$231kTypical home
$1,008/moRent
93° / 46°Summer / winter
17"Snow
286Sunny days
65Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,577
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 2,083 people per sq mi
  • 242 mi to Denver, CO
  • 198 mi to Pueblo, CO
  • 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $231k (≈$1,457/mo)
  • Median rent $1,008/mo
  • Median household income $79k
  • Property tax about 1.4% of value
  • 3.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 93°F
  • Winter highs around 46°F
  • Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
  • 286 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
  • 79 cloudy days a year
  • 26 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 65 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

Safety

  • Low violent crime (206 per 100k)
  • Low property crime (898 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 26
  • 53% of households have kids
  • 6% are 65 or older
  • 19% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 19 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 15 mi to GCK airport
  • 209 mi to COS (major hub)
  • 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 86% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1990
  • 95% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 2,897 ft
  • 663 mi to the ocean
  • 159 mi to a big lake
  • 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 230 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 47 mi to the nearest campground
  • 2 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 1 museum within 25 mi
  • 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
  • 113 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 6% of Kansas districts (reading)
  • 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 122 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 79 mi to the nearest vet
  • 8 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • 103 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Finney County: R+35 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
  • Very low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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