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Smolan is a tiny town of 148 people in Saline County, Kansas. It's about 66 miles from Manhattan, KS and 171 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $1k a month.
148people
$126kTypical home
$1,028/moRent
94° / 42°Summer / winter
15"Snow
268Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 148
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,333 people per sq mi
- 171 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 66 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$795/mo)
- Median rent $1,028/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (430 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,038 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to SLN airport
- 164 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,289 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 271 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 154 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saline County: R+32 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk