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Sharon Springs is a tiny town of 817 people in Wallace County, Kansas. It's about 160 miles from Pueblo, CO and 178 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $533 a month.
817people
$105kTypical home
$533/moRent
91° / 44°Summer / winter
21"Snow
285Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 817
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 905 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Denver, CO
- 160 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 80 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$663/mo)
- Median rent $533/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 87 mi to GCK airport
- 159 mi to COS (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,455 ft
- 738 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 209 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 156 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 30 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 139 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 28 congregations per 10k people
- 116 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wallace County: R+85 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.