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Kechi is a small town of 2,901 people in Sedgwick County, Kansas. It's about 8 miles from Wichita, KS and 138 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $288k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,901people
$288kTypical home
$1,629/moRent
92° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
272Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,901
- Part of a metro area
- About 481 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 8 mi to Wichita, KS
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,818/mo)
- Median rent $1,629/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (966 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (3,687 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ICT airport
- 134 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,394 ft
- 570 mi to the ocean
- 259 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 169 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 417 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 111 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sedgwick County: R+14 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk