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Beloit vs Kingman

126 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (14× in Kingman) and home values (+70% in Beloit).

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Beloit, KSKnown for its schoolsKansas · 3,029 people
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Kingman, KSHomes around $146KKansas · 2,957 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BeloitKnown for its schools
Schools#34 for schools in KSof 124 towns Housing$151K typical home40% below the KS typical home Outdoors#37 most walkable in KS0.1 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Beloit →
KingmanHomes around $146K
Housing$146K typical home41% below the KS typical home Outdoors#30 most walkable in KS1.4 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 43%of KS districts All about Kingman →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails14×
Kingman has more miles of trail
Kingman 1.4 miBeloit 0.1 mi
Home values+70%
Homes cost more in Beloit
Beloit $125,600Kingman $73,800
Property tax bill+45%
Tax bills are bigger in Beloit
Beloit $2,354Kingman $1,626
Growth since 2010+8.9 pts
Kingman has grown faster since 2010
Kingman -2.3%Beloit -11.2%
Work in town+14.7 pts
More of Beloit’s workers stay in town
Beloit 52.3%Kingman 37.6%
Average commute7 min
Beloit has the shorter commute
Kingman 19 minBeloit 11 min
★ What stands out · Report cards

Kingman places higher on 11 of 23 KS lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Kansas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
BBeloitSafer than 63% of U.S. towns –KingmanNot graded
Schools
ABeloitBetter than 88% of districts in the state C+KingmanBetter than 43% of districts in the state
Health
C−BeloitHealthier than 25% of U.S. towns CKingmanHealthier than 29% of U.S. towns
10Beloit
11Kingman

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most-used librariesLibraries · 70 towns #54#7 Best schoolsSchools · 124 towns #34#108 Most new homesHousing · 102 towns #81#29 Most remote workersWork · 156 towns #87#146 Shortest commuteGetting around · 160 towns #11#67 Fastest growingGrowth · 160 towns #157#115 Cheapest rentCost of living · 158 towns #7#48 Lowest property taxCost of living · 159 towns #62#21

Left end = #1 in Kansas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Beloit’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Beloit$1,020/mo
Typical home $151K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.87% · or rent about $643/mo · Housing →
Kingman$1,030/mo
Typical home $146K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.20% · or rent about $833/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BeloitKingman
Snow a year16″9″
January low17°F19°F
July high92°F93°F
Growing season (days)181d187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd72nd
Outdoors & history
BeloitKingman
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.3%1.9%
Settled18681874
National Register places56
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here137
Community
BeloitKingman
Library hours a week44 hrs49 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

126 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BeloitKSKingmanKS
Beloit ↔ Kingman126 miles apart
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What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BeloitKingman
People
Population 3,029Highest 2,957Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.2%Lowest KS: +3% -2.3%Highest KS: +3%
Median age 40.5±4Highest 8% above KS 40.4±3Lowest 8% above KS
Beloit and Kingman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.8%±4.3Highest KS: 23.8% 18.4%±4.1Lowest KS: 23.8%
Beloit and Kingman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21%±3.4Highest KS: 17% 20.5%±5.1Lowest KS: 17%
Beloit and Kingman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23%Highest KS: 35.6% 22.1%Lowest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.7%±4Highest KS: 6.6% 3.1%±2.5Lowest KS: 6.6%
Beloit and Kingman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $52,114±$12kHighest 30% below KS $48,750±$16kLowest 34% below KS
Beloit and Kingman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $125,600±$38kHighest 42% below KS $73,800±$10kLowest 66% below KS
Rentmedian gross, monthly $643±$118Lowest 39% below KS $833±$97Highest 21% below KS
Kingman and Beloit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,354Highest 16% below KS $1,626Lowest 42% below KS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36%±11.9Lowest KS: 43.5% 41.3%±16.5Highest KS: 43.5%
Kingman and Beloit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.9%Highest KS: 11.3% 10.4%Lowest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 57.8%Highest KS: 67.2% 55.9%Lowest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 12 yrs older than KS 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 11 minLowest 42% below KS 19 minHighest 5% below KS
Work from home 7.6%±4.3Highest KS: 11.8% 2.6%±2.8Lowest KS: 11.8%
Beloit and Kingman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 52.3%Highest 37.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 1.8 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.28Highest 0.91Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Simpson (6%)Wichita (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KingmanFew work in Beloit
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 1.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 80.4Lowest 86.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #34 of 124 in KS#108 of 124 in KS
School district BeloitKingman - Norwich
High school in town Beloit Jr-Sr HighKingman High
Students per teacherat that high school 10.6Lowest 11.1Highest
Kansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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