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Wellsville is a small town of 2,216 people in Franklin County, Kansas. It's about 20 miles from Lawrence, KS and 40 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,216people
$180kTypical home
$1,247/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
9"Snow
256Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,216
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,289 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 20 mi to Lawrence, KS
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,135/mo)
- Median rent $1,247/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (295 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (735 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 41% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to MCI airport
- 45 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,076 ft
- 607 mi to the ocean
- 330 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 373 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 133 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+40 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk