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Melvern is a tiny town of 352 people in Osage County, Kansas. It's about 37 miles from Topeka, KS and 72 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $675 a month.
352people
$89kTypical home
$675/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
11"Snow
256Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 352
- Part of a metro area
- About 989 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 37 mi to Topeka, KS
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$562/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (311 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to MHK airport
- 74 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,034 ft
- 597 mi to the ocean
- 309 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Osage County: R+48 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk