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Fall River is a tiny town of 148 people in Greenwood County, Kansas. It's about 72 miles from Wichita, KS and 102 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $40k and rent runs about $521 a month.
148people
$40kTypical home
$521/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
265Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 148
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 673 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 72 mi to Wichita, KS
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $40k (≈$250/mo)
- Median rent $521/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (169 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (507 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to ICT airport
- 98 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 948 ft
- 541 mi to the ocean
- 245 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.