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Moundridge is a small town of 1,628 people in McPherson County, Kansas. It's about 37 miles from Wichita, KS and 169 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $561 a month.
1,628people
$178kTypical home
$561/moRent
93° / 42°Summer / winter
12"Snow
268Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,628
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,038 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 37 mi to Wichita, KS
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,121/mo)
- Median rent $561/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (219 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (722 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 28% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to ICT airport
- 165 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,516 ft
- 601 mi to the ocean
- 280 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 162 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McPherson County: R+41 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk