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Country around Minneola is a rural area of about 1,007 people in Ford County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 136 miles from Enid, OK and 193 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $913 a month.
1,007people
$127kTypical home
$913/moRent
94° / 46°Summer / winter
16"Snow
285Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,007 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 193 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 136 mi to Enid, OK
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$799/mo)
- Median rent $913/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (801 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to DDC airport
- 193 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,549 ft
- 601 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 96 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 283 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 71 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ford County: R+38 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk