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Wilroads Gardens is a tiny town of 955 people in Ford County, Kansas. It's about 141 miles from Wichita, KS and 205 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $1k a month.
955people
$122kTypical home
$1,010/moRent
94° / 46°Summer / winter
19"Snow
285Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 955
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 424 people per sq mi
- 205 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 141 mi to Wichita, KS
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$771/mo)
- Median rent $1,010/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 285 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 80 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (801 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 57% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to DDC airport
- 206 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,464 ft
- 617 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 286 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 91 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 67 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ford County: R+38 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.