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Conway Springs is a small town of 1,573 people in Sumner County, Kansas. It's about 26 miles from Wichita, KS and 130 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,573people
$113kTypical home
$1,078/moRent
92° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
272Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,573
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,594 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 26 mi to Wichita, KS
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$714/mo)
- Median rent $1,078/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (233 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,396 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ICT airport
- 127 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,391 ft
- 548 mi to the ocean
- 236 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 203 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sumner County: R+50 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk