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Chase is a tiny town of 490 people in Rice County, Kansas. It's about 71 miles from Wichita, KS and 204 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $75k and rent runs about $707 a month.
490people
$75kTypical home
$707/moRent
93° / 42°Summer / winter
12"Snow
274Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 490
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,763 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 71 mi to Wichita, KS
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$475/mo)
- Median rent $707/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,551 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to SLN airport
- 201 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,732 ft
- 624 mi to the ocean
- 252 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 197 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rice County: R+57 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk