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Ness City is a small town of 1,162 people in Ness County, Kansas. It's about 149 miles from Wichita, KS and 245 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $601 a month.
1,162people
$117kTypical home
$601/moRent
93° / 44°Summer / winter
15"Snow
278Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,162
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 799 people per sq mi
- 245 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 149 mi to Wichita, KS
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$735/mo)
- Median rent $601/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.7% 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
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" 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 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% 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
- 43 mi to HYS airport
- 247 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,287 ft
- 662 mi to the ocean
- 209 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 274 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 110 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 34 congregations per 10k people
- 42 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.