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Ransom is a tiny town of 279 people in Ness County, Kansas. It's about 155 miles from Wichita, KS and 256 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $58k and rent runs about $492 a month.
279people
$58kTypical home
$492/moRent
92° / 43°Summer / winter
19"Snow
278Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 279
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 795 people per sq mi
- 256 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 155 mi to Wichita, KS
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $58k (≈$364/mo)
- Median rent $492/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 59
- 19% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to HYS airport
- 257 mi to COS (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,539 ft
- 674 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 272 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 116 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 35 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 34 congregations per 10k people
- 36 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