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Country around Sedan is a rural area of about 1,780 people in Chautauqua County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 72 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $64k and rent runs about $732 a month.
1,780people
$64kTypical home
$732/moRent
92° / 46°Summer / winter
9"Snow
265Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,780 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 72 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $64k (≈$406/mo)
- Median rent $732/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to TUL airport
- 68 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 945 ft
- 512 mi to the ocean
- 211 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 158 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 27 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chautauqua County: R+71 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk