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Country around Jetmore is a rural area of about 1,004 people in Hodgeman County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 148 miles from Wichita, KS and 228 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $968 a month.
1,004people
$97kTypical home
$968/moRent
94° / 44°Summer / winter
21"Snow
280Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,004 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 148 mi to Wichita, KS
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$614/mo)
- Median rent $968/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 52
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to DDC airport
- 230 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,441 ft
- 643 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 285 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 113 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 64 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hodgeman County: R+71 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk