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Ulysses is a big small town of 5,476 people in Grant County, Kansas. It's about 167 miles from Amarillo, TX and 243 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $717 a month.
5,476people
$97kTypical home
$717/moRent
93° / 46°Summer / winter
18"Snow
288Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,476
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,696 people per sq mi
- 243 mi to Denver, CO
- 167 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$614/mo)
- Median rent $717/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (54 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 45% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to GCK airport
- 201 mi to COS (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,061 ft
- 651 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 79 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 207 mi to the nearest ski area
- 40 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 97 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 141 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 62 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 70 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+63 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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