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Kiowa is a tiny town of 811 people in Barber County, Kansas. It's about 54 miles from Enid, OK and 120 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $705 a month.
811people
$69kTypical home
$705/moRent
94° / 47°Summer / winter
11"Snow
279Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 811
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 732 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 54 mi to Enid, OK
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$436/mo)
- Median rent $705/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to ICT airport
- 123 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,358 ft
- 540 mi to the ocean
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 255 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 30 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barber County: R+72 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk