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Country around Victoria is a rural area of about 1,533 people in Ellis County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 127 miles from Wichita, KS and 247 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $940 a month.
1,533people
$182kTypical home
$940/moRent
93° / 43°Summer / winter
13"Snow
278Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,533 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 247 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 127 mi to Wichita, KS
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,147/mo)
- Median rent $940/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (221 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (851 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to HYS airport
- 239 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,992 ft
- 672 mi to the ocean
- 210 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 227 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 87 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ellis County: R+46 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk