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Marquette is a tiny town of 585 people in McPherson County, Kansas. It's about 65 miles from Wichita, KS and 181 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $725 a month.
585people
$85kTypical home
$725/moRent
92° / 42°Summer / winter
13"Snow
268Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 585
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,214 people per sq mi
- 181 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 65 mi to Wichita, KS
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$536/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (219 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (722 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to SLN airport
- 175 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,408 ft
- 629 mi to the ocean
- 274 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 166 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McPherson County: R+41 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk