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Country around Meade is a rural area of about 1,701 people in Meade County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 145 miles from Enid, OK and 196 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $767 a month.
1,701people
$136kTypical home
$767/moRent
94° / 46°Summer / winter
17"Snow
286Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,701 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 196 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 145 mi to Enid, OK
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$856/mo)
- Median rent $767/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to LBL airport
- 195 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,526 ft
- 596 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 108 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 265 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 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
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 27 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 31 congregations per 10k people
- 83 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Meade 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
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk