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McPherson is a big small town of 13,995 people in McPherson County, Kansas. It's about 50 miles from Wichita, KS and 176 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $925 a month.
13,995people
$212kTypical home
$925/moRent
93° / 42°Summer / winter
14"Snow
268Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,995
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,709 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 50 mi to Wichita, KS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,335/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (345 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,328 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SLN airport
- 171 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,513 ft
- 614 mi to the ocean
- 280 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 163 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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