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Derby is a small city of 26,062 people in Sedgwick County, Kansas. It's about 10 miles from Wichita, KS and 124 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,062people
$237kTypical home
$1,136/moRent
92° / 44°Summer / winter
9"Snow
272Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,062
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,346 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 10 mi to Wichita, KS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,494/mo)
- Median rent $1,136/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (966 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (3,687 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ICT airport
- 121 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,322 ft
- 554 mi to the ocean
- 243 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 179 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 408 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 108 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sedgwick County: R+14 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk