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Country around Kismet is a rural area of about 535 people in Seward County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 153 miles from Amarillo, TX and 219 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $932 a month.
535people
$139kTypical home
$932/moRent
94° / 48°Summer / winter
15"Snow
286Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 535 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 153 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$876/mo)
- Median rent $932/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 286 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 79 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (887 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to LBL airport
- 218 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,828 ft
- 613 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 99 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 240 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 113 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 54 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Seward County: R+39 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk