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Milford is a tiny town of 337 people in Geary County, Kansas. It's about 16 miles from Manhattan, KS and 127 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $1k a month.
337people
$173kTypical home
$1,060/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
258Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 337
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 589 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 16 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,088/mo)
- Median rent $1,060/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (424 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,170 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to MHK airport
- 118 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,224 ft
- 658 mi to the ocean
- 282 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Geary County: R+18 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.