Cheney
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Outdoors in Cheney
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About Cheney
City in Sedgwick County, Kansas, USCheney is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,181.
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How Cheney ranks
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Housing in Cheney
The typical Cheney home is worth about $278,000, up 3.8% in a year, 11% above the Kansas typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Cheney
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Cheney's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in Cheney
Full picture →Most working residents leave Cheney for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Wichita (36%), Waco (5%) and Goddard (4%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
Health in Cheney
Health Grade B
Healthier than 63% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Kansas
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 28 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Cheney
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 36% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Cheney
Full climate →Cheney has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
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