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Augusta is a big small town of 9,216 people in Butler County, Kansas. It's about 20 miles from Wichita, KS and 124 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $865 a month.
9,216people
$176kTypical home
$865/moRent
91° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
265Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,216
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,180 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 20 mi to Wichita, KS
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,107/mo)
- Median rent $865/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,527 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ICT airport
- 120 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,296 ft
- 560 mi to the ocean
- 251 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 161 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 360 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butler County: R+41 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