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Sedan is a small town of 1,050 people in Chautauqua County, Kansas. It's about 71 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $41k and rent runs about $775 a month.
1,050people
$41kTypical home
$775/moRent
92° / 46°Summer / winter
9"Snow
265Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,050
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,277 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 71 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $41k (≈$260/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to TUL airport
- 66 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 511 mi to the ocean
- 211 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 158 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 64 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chautauqua County: R+71 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk