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Harper is a small town of 1,136 people in Harper County, Kansas. It's about 47 miles from Wichita, KS and 129 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $805 a month.
1,136people
$79kTypical home
$805/moRent
93° / 45°Summer / winter
10"Snow
279Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,136
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 700 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 47 mi to Wichita, KS
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$496/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (630 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 21% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to ICT airport
- 133 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,444 ft
- 548 mi to the ocean
- 222 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 224 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harper County: R+64 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk