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Country around Bucklin is a rural area of about 891 people in Ford County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 124 miles from Enid, OK and 185 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $775 a month.
891people
$90kTypical home
$775/moRent
93° / 45°Summer / winter
18"Snow
285Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 891 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 185 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 124 mi to Enid, OK
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$569/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (801 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to DDC airport
- 186 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,421 ft
- 598 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 88 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 285 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ford County: R+38 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk