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Wamego is a small town of 4,386 people in Pottawatomie County, Kansas. It's about 16 miles from Manhattan, KS and 94 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $849 a month.
4,386people
$198kTypical home
$849/moRent
90° / 39°Summer / winter
17"Snow
258Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,386
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,663 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 16 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,250/mo)
- Median rent $849/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (366 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MHK airport
- 86 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,066 ft
- 652 mi to the ocean
- 291 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pottawatomie County: R+48 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk