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Belle Plaine is a small town of 1,449 people in Sumner County, Kansas. It's about 21 miles from Wichita, KS and 116 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $711 a month.
1,449people
$124kTypical home
$711/moRent
92° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
272Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,449
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,746 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 21 mi to Wichita, KS
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$781/mo)
- Median rent $711/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (233 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,396 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to ICT airport
- 113 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,243 ft
- 543 mi to the ocean
- 232 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 187 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 341 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sumner County: R+50 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk