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GridleyKS

A town of 393. A typical home worth about $200K.

Population
393
residents
Typical home
$200K
+4.9% in a year
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
40.6
years
Jobs based here
78
A commuter town

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Small town

393 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Gridley

Most working residents leave Gridley for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Emporia (16%), Burlington (15%) and Hampden (8%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Gridley1%
Emporia16%
Burlington15%
Hampden8%
Wichita7%
26 mi
median commute distance
78
jobs based in Gridley
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Gridley has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

6″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–44°
Spring44–66°
Summer66–87°
Fall46–68°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 10
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing

A typical Gridley home is worth about $200K

The typical Gridley home is worth about $200,000, up 4.9% in a year, 20% below the Kansas typical home.

$200KZillow home value

Typical home value

Gridley$200K
Kansas$250K
+4.9%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

How healthy Gridley is

Gridley beats the Kansas average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

32 measures vs. Kansas
6 better23 too close to call3 worse
What stands outGridleyKS
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.6%13%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.1%8.2%
More adults who have had cancer10.5%8.1%
Coffey County Hospital
10.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.

57risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
57Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingLightningTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Gridley is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 315 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Jones' Park—4
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Gridley for work

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

16% → Emporia Emporia 16% 15% → Burlington Burlington 15% 8% → Hampden Hampden 8% 7% → Wichita Wichita 7% 5% → Waverly Waverly 5% 5% → Lebo Lebo 5% Gridley · 1% stay
78jobs based in Gridley
1%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Gridley

City in Coffey County, Kansas

Official town website ↗

Gridley is a city in Coffey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 313.

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

Population
313
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
1,142 ft
ZIP code
66852

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