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Norton is a small town of 2,689 people in Norton County, Kansas. It's about 110 miles from Grand Island, NE and 265 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $598 a month.
2,689people
$97kTypical home
$598/moRent
92° / 40°Summer / winter
20"Snow
273Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,689
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,409 people per sq mi
- 265 mi to Denver, CO
- 110 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 65 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$610/mo)
- Median rent $598/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 9 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to MCK airport
- 233 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,343 ft
- 749 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 71 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 234 mi to the nearest ski area
- 35 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 84 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 70 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 73 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Norton County: R+68 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk