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Peabody is a small town of 1,196 people in Marion County, Kansas. It's about 36 miles from Wichita, KS and 153 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $733 a month.
1,196people
$78kTypical home
$733/moRent
91° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
268Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,196
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 945 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 36 mi to Wichita, KS
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$491/mo)
- Median rent $733/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (510 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to ICT airport
- 151 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,385 ft
- 593 mi to the ocean
- 284 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 146 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+49 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