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New Strawn is a tiny town of 396 people in Coffey County, Kansas. It's about 53 miles from Topeka, KS and 88 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $875 a month.
396people
$175kTypical home
$875/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
9"Snow
256Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 396
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 499 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 53 mi to Topeka, KS
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,100/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (205 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (758 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to MHK airport
- 91 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,106 ft
- 582 mi to the ocean
- 292 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coffey County: R+56 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk