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Lincoln Center is a small town of 1,017 people in Lincoln County, Kansas. It's about 83 miles from Manhattan, KS and 193 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $613 a month.
1,017people
$69kTypical home
$613/moRent
93° / 41°Summer / winter
15"Snow
267Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,017
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 812 people per sq mi
- 193 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 83 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$432/mo)
- Median rent $613/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to SLN airport
- 185 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,408 ft
- 666 mi to the ocean
- 239 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 172 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+65 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk