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Simpson is a tiny town of 154 people in Mitchell County, Kansas. It's about 72 miles from Manhattan, KS and 182 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $28k and rent runs about $604 a month.
154people
$28kTypical home
$604/moRent
91° / 39°Summer / winter
16"Snow
265Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 154
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 599 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 72 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $28k (≈$173/mo)
- Median rent $604/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 3.1% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (52 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to SLN airport
- 171 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,345 ft
- 686 mi to the ocean
- 233 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 158 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mitchell County: R+66 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.