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Jamestown is a tiny town of 174 people in Cloud County, Kansas. It's about 73 miles from Manhattan, KS and 180 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $55k and rent runs about $769 a month.
174people
$55kTypical home
$769/moRent
90° / 38°Summer / winter
18"Snow
265Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 174
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 594 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 73 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $55k (≈$347/mo)
- Median rent $769/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (719 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to SLN airport
- 157 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,450 ft
- 699 mi to the ocean
- 229 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 154 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cloud County: R+61 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very 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.