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A town of 2,246. A typical home worth about $85K.

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Population
2,246
−7.1% since 2010
Typical home
$85K
+4.4% in a year
Household income
$51K
median
Median age
38.5
years
Jobs based here
997
Balanced

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Housing

A typical Anthony home is worth about $85K

The typical Anthony home is worth about $85,000, up 4.4% in a year, 66% below the Kansas typical home.

$85KZillow home value

Typical home value

Anthony$85K
Kansas$250K
+4.4%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 9% of U.S. towns

Anthony beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.

DHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Kansas
1 better15 too close to call16 worse
What stands outAnthonyKS
More adults treating high blood pressure81.6%77.6%
More adults with COPD11.8%6.7%
Hospital District #6 Patterson Health Center
4.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
1st
percentile among KS towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Anthony’s public schools outperform 30% of Kansas districts

The public schools Anthony’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 70% of Kansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

CSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Anthony ElemPK–6210B+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Anthony has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

11″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–48°
Spring45–70°
Summer67–92°
Fall47–71°
Oct 30
typical first frost
Apr 9
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

About one in three working residents works right in Anthony

40% of Anthony’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Wichita (12%), Harper (7%) and Township 5 (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

40%work in town

Where working residents work

In Anthony40%
Wichita12%
Harper7%
Township 54%
Attica3%
9 mi
median commute distance
997
jobs based in Anthony
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Safety

Crime reported in Anthony

Anthony's reported crime rate is well below Kansas's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 4 violent crimes were reported in 2025.

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Anthony2
Kansas4.8
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Anthony6.4
Kansas19.2
U.S.15.5
4
violent crimes reported in 2025
13
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.

51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
51Moderate riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesTornadoesInland flooding
7
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Kansas - Harper County - Anthony - ED 39-1A, ED 39-1B, ED 39-2A, ED 39-2B
1880 · 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Kansas - Harper County - Anthony - ED 39-1A, ED 39-1B, ED 39-2A, ED 39-2B · Wikimedia Commons
Anthony’s story

Anthony in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 5 places on the National Register.

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About Anthony

City in Harper County, Kansas

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Anthony is a city in and the county seat of Harper County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,108.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
2,108
Area
3.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,352 ft
ZIP code
67003
Area code
620

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