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HanstonKS

A town of 213. A typical home worth about $136K.

Population
213
residents
Typical home
$136K
+4.7% in a year
Household income
$67K
median
Median age
39.7
years
Jobs based here
32
A commuter town

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213 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Hanston home is worth about $136K

The typical Hanston home is worth about $136,000, up 4.7% in a year, 46% below the Kansas typical home.

$136KZillow home value

Typical home value

Hanston$136K
Kansas$250K
+4.7%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Hanston

Most working residents leave Hanston for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Jetmore (33%), Dodge City (17%) and Center (6%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hanston2%
Jetmore33%
Dodge City17%
Center6%
Garden City3%
28 mi
median commute distance
32
jobs based in Hanston
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Hanston has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–47°
Spring40–69°
Summer64–91°
Fall42–71°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.

62risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
62High riskLowerHigher
DroughtHailInland flooding
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Hanston is

Hanston beats the Kansas average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

32 measures vs. Kansas
7 better23 too close to call2 worse
What stands outHanstonKS
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.1%13%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity8.2%11.2%
More adults who have had cancer10%8.1%
Hodgeman County Health Center
10.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Hanston for work

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

33% → Jetmore Jetmore 33% 17% → Dodge City Dodge City 17% 6% → Center Center 6% 3% → Garden City Garden City 3% 3% → Hallet Hallet 3% 2% → Ness City Ness City 2% Hanston · 2% stay
32jobs based in Hanston
2%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Hanston

City in Hodgeman County, Kansas

Hanston is a city in Hodgeman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 259.

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

Population
259
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
2,156 ft
ZIP code
67849
Area code
620

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