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Sedgwick is a small town of 1,614 people in Harvey County, Kansas. It's about 16 miles from Wichita, KS and 149 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $981 a month.
1,614people
$179kTypical home
$981/moRent
92° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
272Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,614
- Part of a metro area
- About 988 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 16 mi to Wichita, KS
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,131/mo)
- Median rent $981/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (427 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (847 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ICT airport
- 146 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,401 ft
- 580 mi to the ocean
- 269 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 170 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 387 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 100 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harvey County: R+21 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk