Living in Douglass, KS
Douglass is a small town of 1,603 people in Butler County, Kansas. It's about 22 miles from Wichita, KS and 114 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $892 a month.
1,603people
$139kTypical home
$892/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
272Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,603
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,507 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 22 mi to Wichita, KS
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$875/mo)
- Median rent $892/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (703 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ICT airport
- 110 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,224 ft
- 548 mi to the ocean
- 238 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 170 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 349 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butler County: R+41 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk