BisonKS
A town of 141. A typical home worth about $75K.
What makes Bison stand out
The thing Bison does most differently from other towns.
141 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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A typical Bison home is worth about $75K
The typical Bison home is worth about $75,000, up 8.3% in a year, 70% below the Kansas typical home.
Typical home value
Most working residents commute out of Bison
Most working residents leave Bison for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are La Crosse (18%), Hays (12%) and La Crosse-Brookdale (10%). Half commute less than 25 miles.
Where working residents work
Four seasons, hot summers
Bison has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Bison is
Bison beats the Kansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| What stands out | Bison | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.1% | 77.6% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 86.8% | 84.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 6.7% |
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
100% of working residents leave Bison for work
Where Bison’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bison
City in Rush County, Kansas
Bison is a city in Rush County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 179.
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- Population
- 179
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,014 ft
- ZIP code
- 67520