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Country around Ashland is a rural area of about 968 people in Clark County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 119 miles from Enid, OK and 174 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $73k and rent runs about $765 a month.
968people
$73kTypical home
$765/moRent
95° / 48°Summer / winter
12"Snow
285Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 968 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 119 mi to Enid, OK
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $73k (≈$460/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (608 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to DDC airport
- 174 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,074 ft
- 582 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 101 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 293 mi to the nearest ski area
- 35 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 30 congregations per 10k people
- 68 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: R+73 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk