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Sublette is a small town of 1,500 people in Haskell County, Kansas. It's about 167 miles from Amarillo, TX and 232 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $762 a month.
1,500people
$161kTypical home
$762/moRent
94° / 49°Summer / winter
15"Snow
286Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,500
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,418 people per sq mi
- 232 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 167 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,012/mo)
- Median rent $762/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 286 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 79 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 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
- Very low violent crime (165 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to LBL airport
- 229 mi to COS (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,956 ft
- 629 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 82 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 235 mi to the nearest ski area
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 77 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 114 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 62 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 75 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Haskell County: R+65 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low 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.