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Oakley is a small town of 2,009 people in Logan County, Kansas. It's about 181 miles from Grand Island, NE and 220 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $793 a month.
2,009people
$120kTypical home
$793/moRent
92° / 43°Summer / winter
24"Snow
274Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,009
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,037 people per sq mi
- 220 mi to Denver, CO
- 181 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 79 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$757/mo)
- Median rent $793/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to MCK airport
- 208 mi to COS (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,068 ft
- 727 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 253 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 154 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 122 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 83 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Logan County: R+72 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk