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El Dorado is a big small town of 12,769 people in Butler County, Kansas. It's about 28 miles from Wichita, KS and 128 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $844 a month.
12,769people
$120kTypical home
$844/moRent
91° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
265Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,769
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,335 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 28 mi to Wichita, KS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$759/mo)
- Median rent $844/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (302 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,275 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to ICT airport
- 124 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,355 ft
- 567 mi to the ocean
- 259 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 151 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 148 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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