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Garden Plain is a small town of 1,126 people in Sedgwick County, Kansas. It's about 18 miles from Wichita, KS and 144 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $258k and rent runs about $958 a month.
1,126people
$258kTypical home
$958/moRent
92° / 44°Summer / winter
9"Snow
272Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,126
- Part of a metro area
- About 999 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 18 mi to Wichita, KS
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,629/mo)
- Median rent $958/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (966 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (3,687 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 42% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ICT airport
- 142 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,463 ft
- 567 mi to the ocean
- 252 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 192 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 335 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 81 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sedgwick County: R+14 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