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Arkansas City is a big small town of 11,884 people in Cowley County, Kansas. It's about 46 miles from Wichita, KS and 91 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $781 a month.
11,884people
$87kTypical home
$781/moRent
92° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
272Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,884
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,276 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 46 mi to Wichita, KS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$547/mo)
- Median rent $781/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (418 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,248 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to ICT airport
- 88 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,099 ft
- 519 mi to the ocean
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 191 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cowley County: R+40 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk