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Dodge City is a small city of 27,613 people in Ford County, Kansas. It's about 146 miles from Wichita, KS and 211 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $1k a month.
27,613people
$152kTypical home
$1,045/moRent
94° / 46°Summer / winter
19"Snow
286Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,613
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,839 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 146 mi to Wichita, KS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$957/mo)
- Median rent $1,045/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 286 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 79 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k)
- Low property crime (891 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 46% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to DDC airport
- 212 mi to OKC (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,605 ft
- 622 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 74 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 281 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 93 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 72 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ford County: R+38 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk