Living in Partridge, KS
Partridge is a tiny town of 236 people in Reno County, Kansas. It's about 45 miles from Wichita, KS and 175 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $894 a month.
236people
$76kTypical home
$894/moRent
92° / 43°Summer / winter
10"Snow
279Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 236
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 761 people per sq mi
- 175 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 45 mi to Wichita, KS
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$478/mo)
- Median rent $894/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" 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
- Above-average violent crime (468 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,496 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to ICT airport
- 172 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,634 ft
- 594 mi to the ocean
- 245 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 198 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Reno County: R+35 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk