Living in Rosalia, KS
Rosalia is a tiny town of 219 people in Butler County, Kansas. It's about 40 miles from Wichita, KS and 123 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $956 a month.
219people
$268kTypical home
$956/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
13"Snow
265Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 219
- Part of a metro area
- About 172 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 40 mi to Wichita, KS
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,691/mo)
- Median rent $956/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (703 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to ICT airport
- 119 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,509 ft
- 564 mi to the ocean
- 258 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 140 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butler County: R+41 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.