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South Hutchinson is a small town of 2,751 people in Reno County, Kansas. It's about 40 miles from Wichita, KS and 173 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $602 a month.
2,751people
$151kTypical home
$602/moRent
93° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
268Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,751
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 968 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 40 mi to Wichita, KS
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$952/mo)
- Median rent $602/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (468 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,496 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to ICT airport
- 170 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,545 ft
- 595 mi to the ocean
- 254 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 189 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Reno County: R+35 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk