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Kanorado is a tiny town of 153 people in Sherman County, Kansas. It's about 150 miles from Colorado Springs, CO and 154 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $954 a month.
153people
$137kTypical home
$954/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
31"Snow
284Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 153
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 586 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Denver, CO
- 150 mi to Colorado Springs, CO
- 108 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$862/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (205 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (802 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 98 mi to MCK airport
- 145 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,931 ft
- 772 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 187 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 145 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 109 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 54 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 125 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sherman County: R+69 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.