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Eureka is a small town of 2,223 people in Greenwood County, Kansas. It's about 58 miles from Wichita, KS and 119 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 $79k and rent runs about $703 a month.
2,223people
$79kTypical home
$703/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
265Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,223
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 971 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 58 mi to Wichita, KS
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$499/mo)
- Median rent $703/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (169 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (507 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to ICT airport
- 115 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 559 mi to the ocean
- 259 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greenwood County: R+61 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk