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Natoma is a tiny town of 427 people in Osborne County, Kansas. It's about 125 miles from Grand Island, NE and 240 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $34k and rent runs about $667 a month.
427people
$34kTypical home
$667/moRent
92° / 42°Summer / winter
20"Snow
273Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 427
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,012 people per sq mi
- 240 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 125 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $34k (≈$215/mo)
- Median rent $667/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to HYS airport
- 220 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,847 ft
- 690 mi to the ocean
- 198 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 218 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 91 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 41 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Osborne County: R+69 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk