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Russell is a small town of 4,217 people in Russell County, Kansas. It's about 116 miles from Wichita, KS and 231 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $824 a month.
4,217people
$136kTypical home
$824/moRent
93° / 42°Summer / winter
12"Snow
274Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,217
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 868 people per sq mi
- 231 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 116 mi to Wichita, KS
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$855/mo)
- Median rent $824/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (329 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to HYS airport
- 224 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,847 ft
- 667 mi to the ocean
- 219 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 212 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Russell County: R+61 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk