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Syracuse is a small town of 1,699 people in Hamilton County, Kansas. It's about 155 miles from Pueblo, CO and 208 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $822 a month.
1,699people
$121kTypical home
$822/moRent
93° / 46°Summer / winter
17"Snow
288Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,699
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 414 people per sq mi
- 208 mi to Denver, CO
- 155 mi to Pueblo, CO
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$762/mo)
- Median rent $822/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (769 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 42% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to GCK airport
- 168 mi to COS (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,274 ft
- 686 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 187 mi to the nearest ski area
- 56 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 132 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 159 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 95 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton 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
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low 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.