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Country around Tyrone is a rural area of about 1,376 people in Seward County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 128 miles from Amarillo, TX and 222 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $57k and rent runs about $771 a month.
1,376people
$57kTypical home
$771/moRent
94° / 49°Summer / winter
15"Snow
293Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,376 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 222 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 128 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $57k (≈$360/mo)
- Median rent $771/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 293 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 72 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (887 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 51% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to LBL airport
- 220 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,904 ft
- 605 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 102 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 226 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 134 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Seward County: R+39 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.