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Kingman vs Beloit

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

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Kingman, KSHomes around $146KKansas · 2,957 people
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Beloit, KSKnown for its schoolsKansas · 3,029 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.

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

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

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

Left end = #1 in Kansas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Kingman’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.

Kingman$1,030/mo
Typical home $146K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.20% · or rent about $833/mo · Housing →
Beloit$1,020/mo
Typical home $151K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.87% · or rent about $643/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
KingmanBeloit
Snow a year9″16″
January low19°F17°F
July high93°F92°F
Growing season (days)187d181d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd62nd
Outdoors & history
KingmanBeloit
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.9%1.3%
Settled18741868
National Register places65
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here713
Community
KingmanBeloit
Library hours a week49 hrs44 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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.

KingmanKSBeloitKS
Kingman ↔ Beloit126 miles apart
Everything, side by side

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.

KingmanBeloit
People
Population 2,957Lowest 3,029Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.3%Highest KS: +3% -11.2%Lowest KS: +3%
Median age 40.4±3Lowest 8% above KS 40.5±4Highest 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 18.4%±4.1Lowest KS: 23.8% 21.8%±4.3Highest 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+ 20.5%±5.1Lowest KS: 17% 21%±3.4Highest 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+ 22.1%Lowest KS: 35.6% 23%Highest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±2.5Lowest KS: 6.6% 6.7%±4Highest 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 $48,750±$16kLowest 34% below KS $52,114±$12kHighest 30% 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 $73,800±$10kLowest 66% below KS $125,600±$38kHighest 42% below KS
Rentmedian gross, monthly $833±$97Highest 21% below KS $643±$118Lowest 39% 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 $1,626Lowest 42% below KS $2,354Highest 16% below KS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.3%±16.5Highest KS: 43.5% 36%±11.9Lowest 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 10.4%Lowest KS: 11.3% 17.9%Highest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.9%Lowest KS: 67.2% 57.8%Highest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than KS 1964Highest 12 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 5% below KS 11 minLowest 42% below KS
Work from home 2.6%±2.8Lowest KS: 11.8% 7.6%±4.3Highest 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 37.6%Lowest 52.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.91Lowest 1.28Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wichita (14%)Simpson (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BeloitFew work in Kingman
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 86.5Highest 80.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #108 of 124 in KS#34 of 124 in KS
School district Kingman - NorwichBeloit
High school in town Kingman HighBeloit Jr-Sr High
Students per teacherat that high school 11.1Highest 10.6Lowest
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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