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Montezuma is a tiny town of 864 people in Gray County, Kansas. It's about 164 miles from Enid, OK and 219 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $1k a month.
864people
$152kTypical home
$1,012/moRent
93° / 47°Summer / winter
16"Snow
286Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 864
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 851 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 164 mi to Enid, OK
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$960/mo)
- Median rent $1,012/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 286 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 79 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (234 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to GCK airport
- 219 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,799 ft
- 624 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 78 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 257 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 80 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 30 congregations per 10k people
- 95 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