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Colwich is a small town of 1,492 people in Sedgwick County, Kansas. It's about 12 miles from Wichita, KS and 146 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,492people
$222kTypical home
$1,294/moRent
92° / 44°Summer / winter
12"Snow
272Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,492
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,118 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 12 mi to Wichita, KS
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,397/mo)
- Median rent $1,294/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (966 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (3,687 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ICT airport
- 142 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,401 ft
- 573 mi to the ocean
- 261 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 181 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 407 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 107 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sedgwick County: R+14 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