Wakefield, KS

Full City Profile · Kansas · Clay County County

3.2 /5.0

B Good

1,031 Population 2,062/sq mi density

$66,250 Median Income $37,572 per capita

$166,800 Home Value $228,188 Zillow

$837 Median Rent 20.6% income on rent

54°F Avg Temperature 302 sunny days/yr

214 Violent Crime/100K 2,563 property/100K

Overall

3.2 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

4.0 / 5.0

$66,250 median income, 1.3% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$166,800 home value, $837/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

214 violent crimes/100K

C+

Education

2.8 / 5.0

23.0% bachelor's degree or higher

Parks & Recreation in Wakefield (3)

Kanopolis State Park

State Park

87 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...

https://www.nps.gov/tapr/index.htm

Tuttle Creek State Parks

State Park

1,082 acres. Open Access

Entrance: $0