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Rolla is a tiny town of 542 people in Morton County, Kansas. It's about 133 miles from Amarillo, TX and 254 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $59k and rent runs about $619 a month.
542people
$59kTypical home
$619/moRent
94° / 48°Summer / winter
17"Snow
288Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 542
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,453 people per sq mi
- 254 mi to Denver, CO
- 133 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $59k (≈$369/mo)
- Median rent $619/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 3.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to LBL airport
- 204 mi to COS (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,337 ft
- 635 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 193 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- 86 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 161 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morton County: R+73 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk