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Cedar Vale is a tiny town of 529 people in Chautauqua County, Kansas. It's about 61 miles from Wichita, KS and 75 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $51k and rent runs about $571 a month.
529people
$51kTypical home
$571/moRent
91° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
265Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 529
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 702 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 61 mi to Wichita, KS
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $51k (≈$321/mo)
- Median rent $571/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to ICT airport
- 71 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 978 ft
- 515 mi to the ocean
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 170 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 53 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chautauqua County: R+71 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High 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.