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Country around Eureka is a rural area of about 3,406 people in Greenwood County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Wichita, KS and 122 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $754 a month.
3,406people
$110kTypical home
$754/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
8"Snow
265Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,406 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 57 mi to Wichita, KS
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$694/mo)
- Median rent $754/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (169 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (507 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to ICT airport
- 117 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,168 ft
- 562 mi to the ocean
- 260 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greenwood County: R+61 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk