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Wilsey is a tiny town of 164 people in Morris County, Kansas. It's about 38 miles from Manhattan, KS and 119 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $53k and rent runs about $724 a month.
164people
$53kTypical home
$724/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
14"Snow
260Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 164
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 607 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 38 mi to Manhattan, KS
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $53k (≈$336/mo)
- Median rent $724/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (281 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MHK airport
- 115 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,529 ft
- 619 mi to the ocean
- 314 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morris County: R+47 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.