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Salina is a small city of 46,307 people in Saline County, Kansas. It's about 60 miles from Manhattan, KS and 166 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $959 a month.
46,307people
$173kTypical home
$959/moRent
93° / 41°Summer / winter
15"Snow
268Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 46,307
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,761 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 60 mi to Manhattan, KS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,092/mo)
- Median rent $959/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (437 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,234 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to SLN airport
- 159 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,247 ft
- 643 mi to the ocean
- 271 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 149 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Saline County: R+32 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