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St. Francis is a small town of 1,229 people in Cheyenne County, Kansas. It's about 163 miles from Greeley, CO and 164 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $657 a month.
1,229people
$108kTypical home
$657/moRent
92° / 43°Summer / winter
20"Snow
281Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,229
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,434 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Denver, CO
- 163 mi to Greeley, CO
- 94 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$682/mo)
- Median rent $657/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 281 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 84 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 48
- 18% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to MCK airport
- 153 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,314 ft
- 791 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 74 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 198 mi to the nearest ski area
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 152 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 110 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 34 congregations per 10k people
- 99 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cheyenne County: R+69 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