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Hutchinson is a small city of 39,709 people in Reno County, Kansas. It's about 40 miles from Wichita, KS and 174 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $881 a month.
39,709people
$125kTypical home
$881/moRent
93° / 45°Summer / winter
7"Snow
268Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 39,709
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,562 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 40 mi to Wichita, KS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$788/mo)
- Median rent $881/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (597 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,021 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to ICT airport
- 170 mi to TUL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,552 ft
- 597 mi to the ocean
- 257 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 186 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Reno County: R+35 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk