Living in Park City, KS
Park City is a big small town of 7,673 people in Sedgwick County, Kansas. It's about 8 miles from Wichita, KS and 140 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,673people
$177kTypical home
$1,077/moRent
92° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
272Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,673
- Part of a metro area
- About 750 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 8 mi to Wichita, KS
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,117/mo)
- Median rent $1,077/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (366 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,662 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ICT airport
- 137 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,362 ft
- 572 mi to the ocean
- 261 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 171 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 417 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 111 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sedgwick County: R+14 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk