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Garfield is a tiny town of 126 people in Pawnee County, Kansas. It's about 107 miles from Wichita, KS and 204 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $625 a month.
126people
$84kTypical home
$625/moRent
93° / 44°Summer / winter
15"Snow
278Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 126
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 234 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 107 mi to Wichita, KS
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$530/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (562 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,406 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to DDC airport
- 207 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,100 ft
- 623 mi to the ocean
- 205 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 249 mi to the nearest ski area
- 39 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pawnee County: R+52 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk