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Winfield is a big small town of 11,711 people in Cowley County, Kansas. It's about 37 miles from Wichita, KS and 97 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $786 a month.
11,711people
$133kTypical home
$786/moRent
91° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
265Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,711
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,051 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 37 mi to Wichita, KS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$837/mo)
- Median rent $786/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (317 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,953 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to ICT airport
- 94 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,178 ft
- 529 mi to the ocean
- 219 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 181 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cowley County: R+40 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