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Elk City is a tiny town of 245 people in Montgomery County, Kansas. It's about 79 miles from Joplin, MO and 80 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $65k and rent runs about $929 a month.
245people
$65kTypical home
$929/moRent
91° / 45°Summer / winter
9"Snow
260Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 245
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 725 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 79 mi to Joplin, MO
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$407/mo)
- Median rent $929/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (271 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,018 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to TUL airport
- 75 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 850 ft
- 518 mi to the ocean
- 224 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 140 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+51 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.