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Oberlin is a small town of 1,734 people in Decatur County, Kansas. It's about 137 miles from Grand Island, NE and 231 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $635 a month.
1,734people
$89kTypical home
$635/moRent
91° / 42°Summer / winter
25"Snow
274Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,734
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 908 people per sq mi
- 231 mi to Denver, CO
- 137 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 78 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$559/mo)
- Median rent $635/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 53
- 17% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MCK airport
- 220 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,605 ft
- 762 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 252 mi to the nearest ski area
- 36 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 109 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 27 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 91 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Decatur 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
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.