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Riley is a tiny town of 943 people in Riley County, Kansas. It's about 14 miles from Manhattan, KS and 123 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $1k a month.
943people
$163kTypical home
$1,203/moRent
90° / 39°Summer / winter
14"Snow
258Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 943
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,856 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 14 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,029/mo)
- Median rent $1,203/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 19 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 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MHK airport
- 113 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,299 ft
- 665 mi to the ocean
- 275 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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