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Hugoton is a small town of 3,974 people in Stevens County, Kansas. It's about 139 miles from Amarillo, TX and 244 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $931 a month.
3,974people
$121kTypical home
$931/moRent
92° / 47°Summer / winter
13"Snow
288Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,974
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,897 people per sq mi
- 244 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 139 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$762/mo)
- Median rent $931/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 37
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LBL airport
- 215 mi to COS (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,117 ft
- 628 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 92 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 208 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 145 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stevens County: R+76 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk