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Country around Medicine Lodge is a rural area of about 2,142 people in Barber County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 74 miles from Enid, OK and 140 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $841 a month.
2,142people
$116kTypical home
$841/moRent
94° / 46°Summer / winter
10"Snow
279Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,142 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 74 mi to Enid, OK
- 69 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$729/mo)
- Median rent $841/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 36
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to ICT airport
- 142 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,637 ft
- 559 mi to the ocean
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 251 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 67 mi to the nearest dog park
- 30 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barber County: R+72 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk