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Scott City is a small town of 3,800 people in Scott County, Kansas. It's about 201 miles from Wichita, KS and 231 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $649 a month.
3,800people
$162kTypical home
$649/moRent
93° / 44°Summer / winter
20"Snow
280Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,800
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,401 people per sq mi
- 231 mi to Denver, CO
- 201 mi to Wichita, KS
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,023/mo)
- Median rent $649/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (257 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 11 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to GCK airport
- 206 mi to COS (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,979 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 243 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 144 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 34 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 114 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 88 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+75 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low 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