Living in Ingalls, KS
Ingalls is a tiny town of 315 people in Gray County, Kansas. It's about 170 miles from Wichita, KS and 231 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $1k a month.
315people
$100kTypical home
$1,107/moRent
93° / 45°Summer / winter
17"Snow
286Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 315
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,212 people per sq mi
- 231 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 170 mi to Wichita, KS
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $1,107/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 286 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 79 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (351 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to GCK airport
- 231 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,730 ft
- 638 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 258 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 96 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 58 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 30 congregations per 10k people
- 94 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gray County: R+69 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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