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Solomon is a tiny town of 892 people in Dickinson County, Kansas. It's about 45 miles from Manhattan, KS and 152 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $657 a month.
892people
$119kTypical home
$657/moRent
94° / 43°Summer / winter
13"Snow
268Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 892
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,036 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 45 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$752/mo)
- Median rent $657/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (569 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to SLN airport
- 145 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,224 ft
- 647 mi to the ocean
- 277 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 134 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickinson County: R+55 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