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Severy is a tiny town of 175 people in Greenwood County, Kansas. It's about 61 miles from Wichita, KS and 105 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $30k and rent runs about $715 a month.
175people
$30kTypical home
$715/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
8"Snow
265Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 175
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 357 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 61 mi to Wichita, KS
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $30k (≈$187/mo)
- Median rent $715/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (169 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (507 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 25% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to ICT airport
- 100 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,119 ft
- 545 mi to the ocean
- 245 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 133 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greenwood County: R+61 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
- 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.