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Wathena is a small town of 1,554 people in Doniphan County, Kansas. It's about 6 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 48 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $602 a month.
1,554people
$162kTypical home
$602/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
20"Snow
245Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,554
- Part of a metro area
- About 664 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 6 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,020/mo)
- Median rent $602/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (613 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MCI airport
- 34 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 817 ft
- 678 mi to the ocean
- 295 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Doniphan County: R+64 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High 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.