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Burdett is a tiny town of 329 people in Pawnee County, Kansas. It's about 124 miles from Wichita, KS and 219 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $59k and rent runs about $1k a month.
329people
$59kTypical home
$1,319/moRent
93° / 45°Summer / winter
15"Snow
278Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 329
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,265 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 124 mi to Wichita, KS
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $59k (≈$370/mo)
- Median rent $1,319/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (562 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,406 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to DDC airport
- 221 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,142 ft
- 637 mi to the ocean
- 203 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 261 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 87 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pawnee County: R+52 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.