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Fall RiverKS

A town of 148.

Population
148
residents
Median home value
$40K
Census ACS
Household income
$47K
median
Median age
53.5
years
Jobs based here
15
A commuter town
Small town

148 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 71° · L 50°

Upcoming events

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Fall River. Another town gets a different order.

Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.

89risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
89Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfireIce storms
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Fall River

Most working residents leave Fall River for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Eureka (24%), Wichita (15%) and Manhattan (5%). Half commute less than 65 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Fall River0%
Eureka24%
Wichita15%
Manhattan5%
Topeka5%
65 mi
median commute distance
15
jobs based in Fall River
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Fall River has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

7″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–46°
Spring45–68°
Summer67–89°
Fall46–70°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 12
typical last frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Fall River is

Fall River beats the Kansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. Kansas
2 better21 too close to call9 worse
What stands outFall RiverKS
More adults treating high blood pressure82.5%77.6%
More adults getting cholesterol checked87.2%84.1%
More adults with COPD9.4%6.7%
Fredonia Regional Hospital
12.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Fall River for work

Where Fall River’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

24% → Eureka Eureka 24% 15% → Wichita Wichita 15% 5% → Manhattan Manhattan 5% 5% → Topeka Topeka 5% 4% → Independence Independence 4% 4% → Olathe Olathe 4% Fall River · 0% stay
15jobs based in Fall River
0%of working residents work in town
65 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Fall River

City in Greenwood County, Kansas

Fall River is a city in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 131.

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

Population
131
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
932 ft
ZIP code
67047
Area code
620

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