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Plains is a small town of 1,171 people in Meade County, Kansas. It's about 159 miles from Amarillo, TX and 211 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $778 a month.
1,171people
$151kTypical home
$778/moRent
93° / 46°Summer / winter
16"Snow
286Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,171
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,172 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 159 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$955/mo)
- Median rent $778/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 27
- 40% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to LBL airport
- 211 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,776 ft
- 609 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 99 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 249 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 31 congregations per 10k people
- 74 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Meade County: R+70 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High 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