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Garden City is a small city of 27,819 people in Finney County, Kansas. It's about 192 miles from Wichita, KS and 249 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $1k a month.
27,819people
$192kTypical home
$1,052/moRent
93° / 46°Summer / winter
16"Snow
286Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,819
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,483 people per sq mi
- 249 mi to Denver, CO
- 192 mi to Wichita, KS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,211/mo)
- Median rent $1,052/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 286 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 79 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (476 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,678 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to GCK airport
- 216 mi to COS (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,841 ft
- 658 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 238 mi to the nearest ski area
- 44 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 110 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 115 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 79 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 102 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Finney County: R+35 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk