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Colony, KS
Full City Profile · Kansas · Anderson County County
2.6
/5.0
C+
Fair
310
Population
646/sq mi density
$42,083
Median Income
$27,745 per capita
$51,400
Home Value
$173,519 Zillow
$437
Median Rent
11.0% income on rent
55°F
Avg Temperature
293 sunny days/yr
244
Violent Crime/100K
488 property/100K
C+
Overall
2.6 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
C+
Economy
2.9 / 5.0
$42,083 median income, 1.1% unemployment
A+
Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$51,400 home value, $437/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
244 violent crimes/100K
F
Education
1.4 / 5.0
5.4% bachelor's degree or higher
Parks & Recreation in Colony (13)
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
National Historical Park
The path to equality has been anything but smooth. It's taken courage and dedication by everyday people coming together for a common goal to carry the country toward true equality. Parents, teachers, secretaries, welders, ministers, and students drove their communities, and the country along wi...
Entrance: $0
Activities: Park Film, Museum Exhibits, Shopping, Bookstore and Park Store
Weather: Kansas has a temperate but continental climate, with great extremes between summer and winter temperatures but few long periods of extreme hot or cold.
Crawford Fishing Lake Number One
State Park
4 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Crawford State Park
State Park
365 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Crawford State Park Lake
State Park
108 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Elk City State Park
State Park
590 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Fall River State Park
State Park
931 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Fort Scott National Historic Site
National Historic Site
Promises made and broken! Who deserves to be free? The fight for freedom! Soldiers fighting settlers! Each of these stories is a link in the chain of events that encircled Fort Scott from 1842-1873. All of the site's structures, its parade ground, and its tallgrass prairie bear witness to this ...
Entrance: $0
Activities: Guided Tours, Living History, Historic Weapons Demonstration, Junior Ranger Program, Park Film, Museum Exhibits, Shopping, Bookstore and Park Store
Weather: Spring and autumn are pleasant with mild temperatures. Summers are generally hot and humid, while winters are mild with periods of cold weather, snowfall, and ice storms. Thunderstorms, some severe, a...
Harry S Truman National Historic Site
National Historic Site
President Harry S Truman took America from its traditional isolationism into the age of international involvement. Despite his power, he never forgot where he came from. Today, visitors can experience the surroundings Truman knew as a young man of modest ambition through his political career and fin...
Entrance: $0
Activities: Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours - Walking, Junior Ranger Program, Park Film, Museum Exhibits, Shopping, Bookstore and Park Store
Weather: Located on the western edge of Missouri, the park enjoys each of the four seasons. Early spring brings frequent and rapid fluctuations in weather. The summer season has warm days, periods of high heat...
Hillsdale State Park
State Park
196 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Kaw River State Park
State Park
69 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Pomona State Park
State Park
493 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Prairie State Park
State Park
3,044 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Toronto State Park
State Park
1,222 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0