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Country around Murdock is a rural area of about 318 people in Kingman County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 33 miles from Wichita, KS and 150 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $1k a month.
318people
$292kTypical home
$1,331/moRent
93° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
272Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 318 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 33 mi to Wichita, KS
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,839/mo)
- Median rent $1,331/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (306 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ICT airport
- 150 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,516 ft
- 568 mi to the ocean
- 238 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 205 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kingman County: R+60 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk