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WaKeeney is a small town of 1,852 people in Trego County, Kansas. It's about 154 miles from Grand Island, NE and 272 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $756 a month.
1,852people
$125kTypical home
$756/moRent
93° / 42°Summer / winter
20"Snow
273Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,852
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,039 people per sq mi
- 272 mi to Denver, CO
- 154 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$790/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 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
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to HYS airport
- 260 mi to COS (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,457 ft
- 697 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 265 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 125 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 29 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Trego County: R+71 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk