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Seneca is a small town of 2,090 people in Nemaha County, Kansas. It's about 53 miles from Manhattan, KS and 95 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $602 a month.
2,090people
$235kTypical home
$602/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
23"Snow
258Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,090
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,169 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 53 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,483/mo)
- Median rent $602/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 10 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to MHK airport
- 81 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,161 ft
- 692 mi to the ocean
- 257 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nemaha County: R+67 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk