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Country around Mount Hope is a rural area of about 1,384 people in Sedgwick County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 21 miles from Wichita, KS and 153 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,384people
$161kTypical home
$1,066/moRent
93° / 44°Summer / winter
12"Snow
272Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,384 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 21 mi to Wichita, KS
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,012/mo)
- Median rent $1,066/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (966 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (3,687 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to ICT airport
- 150 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,522 ft
- 578 mi to the ocean
- 257 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 186 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 286 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sedgwick County: R+14 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk