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2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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A town of 749. A typical home worth about $101K.
Population
749
−11.1% since 2010
Typical home
$101K
+1.1% in a year
Household income
$62K
median
Median age
50.9
years
Jobs based here
277
Balanced
What makes Downs stand out
The thing Downs does most differently from other towns.
Small town
749 people, and everyone knows the way
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Housing
A typical Downs home is worth about $101K
The typical Downs home is worth about $101,000, up 1.1% in a year, 59% below the Kansas typical home.
$101KZillow home value
Typical home value
Downs$101K
Kansas$250K
+1.1%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards
High risk, with hail at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.
69risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HailInland floodingDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Downs has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
18″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter19–43°
Spring39–66°
Summer64–90°
Fall41–68°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute
About one in eight working residents works right in Downs
Most working residents leave Downs for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Osborne (24%), Natoma (8%) and Beloit (7%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
13%work in town
Where working residents work
In Downs13%
Osborne24%
Natoma8%
Beloit7%
Hays4%
23 mi
median commute distance
277
jobs based in Downs
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
How healthy Downs is
Downs beats the Kansas average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
32 measures vs. Kansas
6 better16 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Downs | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.7% | 11.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.5% | 6.4% |
Osborne County Memorial Hospital
8.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0.9% of Downs is conserved land
0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0.9%conserved
0.9%
conserved · 6 of 712 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Downs City Park | 0.1 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Landmarks
2 places in Downs on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Downs
City in Osborne County, Kansas
Downs is a city in Osborne County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 800.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 800
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,483 ft
- ZIP code
- 67437
- Area code
- 785