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Towanda is a small town of 1,668 people in Butler County, Kansas. It's about 21 miles from Wichita, KS and 130 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,668people
$122kTypical home
$1,034/moRent
91° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
265Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,668
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,821 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 21 mi to Wichita, KS
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$766/mo)
- Median rent $1,034/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (703 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ICT airport
- 126 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,322 ft
- 567 mi to the ocean
- 257 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 158 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 349 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 87 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butler County: R+41 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk