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Marion is a small town of 1,746 people in Marion County, Kansas. It's about 49 miles from Wichita, KS and 143 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $636 a month.
1,746people
$109kTypical home
$636/moRent
92° / 41°Summer / winter
11"Snow
268Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,746
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 633 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 49 mi to Wichita, KS
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$684/mo)
- Median rent $636/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (199 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (675 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to SLN airport
- 140 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,365 ft
- 605 mi to the ocean
- 296 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 134 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+49 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk