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Lakin is a small town of 2,243 people in Kearny County, Kansas. It's about 184 miles from Pueblo, CO and 232 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,243people
$170kTypical home
$1,134/moRent
94° / 46°Summer / winter
19"Snow
288Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,243
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,371 people per sq mi
- 232 mi to Denver, CO
- 184 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,072/mo)
- Median rent $1,134/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (958 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 50% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to GCK airport
- 196 mi to COS (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,025 ft
- 668 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 216 mi to the nearest ski area
- 54 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 115 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 137 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 75 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 96 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kearny County: R+68 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk