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Ogden is a small town of 1,696 people in Riley County, Kansas. It's about 7 miles from Manhattan, KS and 115 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,696people
$157kTypical home
$1,128/moRent
91° / 41°Summer / winter
16"Snow
258Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,696
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,014 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 7 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$989/mo)
- Median rent $1,128/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (288 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,156 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 35% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to MHK airport
- 107 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,060 ft
- 651 mi to the ocean
- 289 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Riley County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk