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Kensington’s story
Kensington in pictures
3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
KensingtonKS
A town of 652. A typical home worth about $134K.
Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
652
residents
Typical home
$134K
+5.8% in a year
Household income
$55K
median
Median age
47.9
years
Jobs based here
166
Balanced
What makes Kensington stand out
The thing Kensington does most differently from other towns.
Small town
652 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Kensington. Another town gets a different order.
Housing
A typical Kensington home is worth about $134K
The typical Kensington home is worth about $134,000, up 5.8% in a year, 47% below the Kansas typical home.
$134KZillow home value
Typical home value
Kensington$134K
Kansas$250K
+5.8%
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 70% of U.S. communities.
70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HailInland floodingDrought
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Kensington has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
18″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–42°
Spring39–66°
Summer63–89°
Fall40–68°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Kensington
Most working residents leave Kensington for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Smith Center (26%), Phillipsburg (11%) and Hays (3%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
7%work in town
Where working residents work
In Kensington7%
Smith Center26%
Phillipsburg11%
Hays3%
Swan3%
15 mi
median commute distance
166
jobs based in Kensington
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
How healthy Kensington is
Kensington beats the Kansas average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
32 measures vs. Kansas
9 better18 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | Kensington | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.2% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.7% | 8.1% |
Smith County Memorial Hospital
13.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
About Kensington
City in Smith County, Kansas
Kensington is a city in Smith County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 399.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 399
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,778 ft
- ZIP code
- 66951
- Area code
- 785
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