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Valley Center is a big small town of 8,590 people in Sedgwick County, Kansas. It's about 10 miles from Wichita, KS and 143 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $883 a month.
8,590people
$228kTypical home
$883/moRent
92° / 44°Summer / winter
11"Snow
272Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,590
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,060 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 10 mi to Wichita, KS
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,436/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (966 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (3,687 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 38% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ICT airport
- 139 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,365 ft
- 574 mi to the ocean
- 263 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 172 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 411 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 107 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sedgwick County: R+14 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk