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Country around Ellinwood is a rural area of about 2,621 people in Barton County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 78 miles from Wichita, KS and 204 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $679 a month.
2,621people
$123kTypical home
$679/moRent
93° / 43°Summer / winter
15"Snow
274Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,621 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 78 mi to Wichita, KS
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$778/mo)
- Median rent $679/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (287 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (932 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to HYS airport
- 206 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,791 ft
- 623 mi to the ocean
- 242 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 209 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barton County: R+57 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk