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Caldwell is a tiny town of 976 people in Sumner County, Kansas. It's about 46 miles from Enid, OK and 108 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $598 a month.
976people
$76kTypical home
$598/moRent
93° / 45°Summer / winter
10"Snow
272Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 976
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 903 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 46 mi to Enid, OK
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$477/mo)
- Median rent $598/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (233 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,396 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to ICT airport
- 112 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,171 ft
- 524 mi to the ocean
- 212 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 216 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.