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Country around Oxford is a rural area of about 1,287 people in Sumner County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 33 miles from Wichita, KS and 104 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $671 a month.
1,287people
$122kTypical home
$671/moRent
92° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
272Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,287 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 33 mi to Wichita, KS
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$767/mo)
- Median rent $671/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (233 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,396 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ICT airport
- 101 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,191 ft
- 532 mi to the ocean
- 221 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 189 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sumner County: R+50 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk