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Newton is a small city of 18,397 people in Harvey County, Kansas. It's about 24 miles from Wichita, KS and 154 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $903 a month.
18,397people
$156kTypical home
$903/moRent
92° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
268Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,397
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,239 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 24 mi to Wichita, KS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$986/mo)
- Median rent $903/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (699 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,357 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ICT airport
- 150 mi to TUL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,457 ft
- 587 mi to the ocean
- 277 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 162 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 263 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harvey County: R+21 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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