IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Coldwater, KS
Coldwater is a tiny town of 784 people in Comanche County, Kansas. It's about 100 miles from Enid, OK and 160 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $728 a month.
784people
$86kTypical home
$728/moRent
95° / 49°Summer / winter
17"Snow
285Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
Is Coldwater right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 784
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 306 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 100 mi to Enid, OK
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$540/mo)
- Median rent $728/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 55
- 20% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to DDC airport
- 161 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,113 ft
- 575 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 91 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 280 mi to the nearest ski area
- 50 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 46 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Comanche County: R+68 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk