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Hoxie is a small town of 1,042 people in Sheridan County, Kansas. It's about 154 miles from Grand Island, NE and 238 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $667 a month.
1,042people
$159kTypical home
$667/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
24"Snow
274Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,042
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,212 people per sq mi
- 238 mi to Denver, CO
- 154 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 68 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,005/mo)
- Median rent $667/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 39
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to MCK airport
- 228 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,723 ft
- 731 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 272 mi to the nearest ski area
- 53 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 128 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 25 congregations per 10k people
- 68 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sheridan County: R+80 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