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Wakefield is a small town of 1,031 people in Clay County, Kansas. It's about 22 miles from Manhattan, KS and 132 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $819 a month.
1,031people
$173kTypical home
$819/moRent
90° / 39°Summer / winter
10"Snow
265Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,031
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,074 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 22 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,089/mo)
- Median rent $819/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (966 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MHK airport
- 123 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,247 ft
- 663 mi to the ocean
- 277 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+56 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk