Living in Hutchinson, KS
Small city in Kansas
Hutchinson is a small city in Kansas, home to about 40,000 people, with 111,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Hutchinson a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $174k and rents for $1,170 a month
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
👎 Cons
- Fewer graduates: 20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Smaller job market: about 111,000 people live within 31 mi
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
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Key facts
Living in Hutchinson: common questions
What is the cost of living in Hutchinson?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $174k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,170 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 90, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Hutchinson?
Kansas collects about $1,592 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.87% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Hutchinson safe?
Violent crime is close to the national rate (1.0× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Hutchinson?
Public schools in Hutchinson test below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 14 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Hutchinson?
Hutchinson has cool winters: winter days average around 47°F and summer days around 92°F, with roughly 7″ of snow a year.
Does Hutchinson get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding, tornadoes and cold waves: 11 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.88 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Hutchinson?
The nearest major airport is TUL, about 171 mi away.
How Hutchinson scores
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