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Country around Elk City is a rural area of about 754 people in Montgomery County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 80 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $743 a month.
754people
$95kTypical home
$743/moRent
91° / 45°Summer / winter
9"Snow
260Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 754 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 80 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$599/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (271 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,018 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to TUL airport
- 75 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 840 ft
- 519 mi to the ocean
- 223 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 142 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+51 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.