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Hope is a tiny town of 485 people in Dickinson County, Kansas. It's about 43 miles from Manhattan, KS and 139 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $738 a month.
485people
$100kTypical home
$738/moRent
91° / 40°Summer / winter
14"Snow
268Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 485
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,247 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 43 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 17 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 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to SLN airport
- 134 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,408 ft
- 628 mi to the ocean
- 299 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 125 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 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