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Hoisington is a small town of 2,643 people in Barton County, Kansas. It's about 97 miles from Wichita, KS and 222 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $965 a month.
2,643people
$95kTypical home
$965/moRent
92° / 42°Summer / winter
13"Snow
274Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,643
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,278 people per sq mi
- 222 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 97 mi to Wichita, KS
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$599/mo)
- Median rent $965/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (516 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to HYS airport
- 225 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,860 ft
- 642 mi to the ocean
- 241 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 215 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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