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Great Bend is a big small town of 14,479 people in Barton County, Kansas. It's about 92 miles from Wichita, KS and 212 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $759 a month.
14,479people
$134kTypical home
$759/moRent
91° / 43°Summer / winter
12"Snow
274Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,479
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,375 people per sq mi
- 212 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 92 mi to Wichita, KS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$844/mo)
- Median rent $759/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (319 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,219 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to HYS airport
- 215 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,877 ft
- 632 mi to the ocean
- 236 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 220 mi to the nearest ski area
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barton County: R+57 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk