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Elbing is a tiny town of 300 people in Butler County, Kansas. It's about 28 miles from Wichita, KS and 149 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $956 a month.
300people
$148kTypical home
$956/moRent
92° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
268Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 300
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,705 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 28 mi to Wichita, KS
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$930/mo)
- Median rent $956/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 12 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 34
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ICT airport
- 145 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,457 ft
- 586 mi to the ocean
- 276 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 152 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.