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Selden is a tiny town of 288 people in Sheridan County, Kansas. It's about 151 miles from Grand Island, NE and 230 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $655 a month.
288people
$102kTypical home
$655/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
274Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 288
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 950 people per sq mi
- 230 mi to Denver, CO
- 151 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 81 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$640/mo)
- Median rent $655/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 40
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to MCK airport
- 219 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,851 ft
- 745 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 264 mi to the nearest ski area
- 50 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 123 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 110 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 25 congregations per 10k people
- 80 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sheridan County: R+80 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk