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The Highlands is a tiny town of 479 people in Reno County, Kansas. It's about 46 miles from Wichita, KS and 180 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $289k and rent runs about $857 a month.
479people
$289kTypical home
$857/moRent
93° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
268Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 479
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 467 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 46 mi to Wichita, KS
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $289k (≈$1,822/mo)
- Median rent $857/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" 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 57
- 19% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to ICT airport
- 177 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,719 ft
- 605 mi to the ocean
- 259 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 184 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.