The share of households in Scammon who live in a home they own is 84%, against 72% in Kansas’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns. A typical home here is worth about $97,000, up 1% in a year, 60% below the Kansas typical home.

$97KZillow home value

	Scammon	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Median rent	$581 a month	$975 a month	$1,185 a month
Households that own their home	84%	72%	73%

Typical home value

Scammon$97K

Kansas$246K

+1%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 1% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 1.7 years of income Rents$581 a month · Median rent Vs. the neighbors1 bordering town

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

Compared with most of Kansas and the rest of the country, fewer of Scammon’s working residents work locally

In Scammon, the middle household income is $56,000, where Kansas’ towns sit at $73,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. The mean commuting time here is 28 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles. The top destinations are Pittsburg (31%), Columbus (6%) and Frontenac (4%).

1%work in town

	Scammon	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	28 minutes	20 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	0.6%	15%	8%
Median household income	$56,000	$73,000	$80,000
Below the poverty line	11%	9.1%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Scammon1%

Pittsburg31%

Columbus6%

Frontenac4%

Joplin4%

15 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Scammon

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here17 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Scammon Commute times28 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 15 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Scammon faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

One claim on flood insurance has been paid out in Scammon since 2009. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2009. FEMA puts 45% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to drought.

74risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingDroughtCold waves

paid flood claims since 2009

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims1 paid flood claims · Since 2009 Past disasters3 federal disasters · Paid out in Scammon Get ready4.2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Scammon brings four seasons and hot summers

The typical July afternoon high is 90°F.

7″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–47°

Spring47–68°

Summer68–89°

Fall48–70°

Oct 31

typical first frost

Apr 5

typical last frost

+0.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 90°, January lows 25°Rain & snow7″ of snow a winter · 46 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Scammon is

45% of adults have obesity in Scammon. This Kansas town does better than the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 12. Two figures for adults in the town: 19% smoke cigarettes, 16% report frequent physical distress. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Scammon.

	Scammon	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	45%	37%	35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	19%	15%	14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	16%	13%	14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	31%	26%	25%