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Caney is a small town of 1,431 people in Montgomery County, Kansas. It's about 61 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $780 a month.
1,431people
$82kTypical home
$780/moRent
92° / 46°Summer / winter
9"Snow
260Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,431
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,056 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 61 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$514/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (764 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to TUL airport
- 56 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 781 ft
- 500 mi to the ocean
- 205 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 157 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+51 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk