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Ellinwood is a small town of 2,192 people in Barton County, Kansas. It's about 82 miles from Wichita, KS and 208 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $683 a month.
2,192people
$109kTypical home
$683/moRent
92° / 43°Summer / winter
13"Snow
274Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,192
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,623 people per sq mi
- 208 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 82 mi to Wichita, KS
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$689/mo)
- Median rent $683/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (723 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to HYS airport
- 210 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,818 ft
- 628 mi to the ocean
- 244 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 209 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barton County: R+57 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk