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Country around Pretty Prairie is a rural area of about 1,571 people in Reno County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 34 miles from Wichita, KS and 162 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $850 a month.
1,571people
$163kTypical home
$850/moRent
93° / 43°Summer / winter
10"Snow
272Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,571 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 34 mi to Wichita, KS
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,030/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°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
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (468 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,496 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to ICT airport
- 159 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,555 ft
- 580 mi to the ocean
- 243 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 199 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Reno County: R+35 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk