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Strong City is a tiny town of 488 people in Chase County, Kansas. It's about 55 miles from Manhattan, KS and 118 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $493 a month.
488people
$84kTypical home
$493/moRent
91° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
260Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 488
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 891 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 55 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$532/mo)
- Median rent $493/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (390 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to MHK airport
- 116 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,224 ft
- 601 mi to the ocean
- 298 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 112 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chase County: R+51 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk