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Country around Ness City is a rural area of about 1,336 people in Ness County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 149 miles from Wichita, KS and 243 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $638 a month.
1,336people
$122kTypical home
$638/moRent
93° / 44°Summer / winter
16"Snow
278Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,336 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 243 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 149 mi to Wichita, KS
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$767/mo)
- Median rent $638/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to DDC airport
- 245 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,284 ft
- 660 mi to the ocean
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 277 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 111 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 34 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ness County: R+79 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk