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Valley Center, KS
Full City Profile · Kansas · Sedgwick County County
3.5
/5.0
B+
Good
8,937
Population
1,103/sq mi density
$73,480
Median Income
$30,996 per capita
$214,300
Home Value
$253,096 Zillow
$1,017
Median Rent
23.0% income on rent
57°F
Avg Temperature
317 sunny days/yr
81
Violent Crime/100K
515 property/100K
B+
Overall
3.5 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
A
Economy
4.0 / 5.0
$73,480 median income, 4.8% unemployment
A+
Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$214,300 home value, $1,017/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
81 violent crimes/100K
B+
Education
3.9 / 5.0
36.0% bachelor's degree or higher
Parks & Recreation in Valley Center (7)
Cheney State Park
State Park
1,442 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
El Dorado State Park
State Park
3,729 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Fairgrounds Park
State Park
24 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Kanopolis State Park
State Park
87 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Mushroom Rock State Park
State Park
5 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Sandhills State Park
State Park
1,120 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
National Preserve
Tallgrass prairie once covered 170 million acres of North America, but within a generation most of it had been transformed into farms, cities, and towns. Today less than 4% remains intact, mostly in the Kansas Flint Hills. Established on November 12, 1996, the preserve protects a nationally signific...
Entrance: $0
Activities: Arts and Culture, Cultural Demonstrations, Astronomy, Stargazing, Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, Food, Picnicking, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours - Walking, Hands-On, Hiking, Backcountry Hiking, Front-...
Weather: Typical weather for the preserve ranges from lows of 0 degrees in the winter and highs of 90 + degrees in the summer. Prevailing prairie winds attribute to winter blizzards and occasional summer storm...