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Holton is a small town of 3,387 people in Jackson County, Kansas. It's about 30 miles from Topeka, KS and 68 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $664 a month.
3,387people
$143kTypical home
$664/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
12"Snow
251Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,387
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,266 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 30 mi to Topeka, KS
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$900/mo)
- Median rent $664/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (471 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MHK airport
- 56 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,066 ft
- 664 mi to the ocean
- 288 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+43 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk