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Humboldt is a small town of 1,793 people in Allen County, Kansas. It's about 72 miles from Joplin, MO and 103 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $637 a month.
1,793people
$91kTypical home
$637/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
260Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,793
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,174 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 72 mi to Joplin, MO
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$573/mo)
- Median rent $637/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (272 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,226 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to JLN airport
- 110 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 991 ft
- 548 mi to the ocean
- 264 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allen County: R+46 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High 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.