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Moline is a tiny town of 354 people in Elk County, Kansas. It's about 61 miles from Wichita, KS and 88 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $35k and rent runs about $475 a month.
354people
$35kTypical home
$475/moRent
91° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
265Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 354
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,057 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 61 mi to Wichita, KS
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $35k (≈$218/mo)
- Median rent $475/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 53
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to ICT airport
- 84 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,063 ft
- 529 mi to the ocean
- 227 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 149 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elk County: R+70 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk