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Country around Howard is a rural area of about 646 people in Elk County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 60 miles from Wichita, KS and 97 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $67k and rent runs about $523 a month.
646people
$67kTypical home
$523/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
265Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 646 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 60 mi to Wichita, KS
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $67k (≈$424/mo)
- Median rent $523/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 52
- 23% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to ICT airport
- 92 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,079 ft
- 537 mi to the ocean
- 236 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 141 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elk County: R+70 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