A town of 413. A typical home worth about $75K.
The thing Otis does most differently from other towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Be the first to start the conversation.
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Otis. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Otis home is worth about $75,000, up 6.3% in a year, 70% below the Kansas typical home.
Most working residents leave Otis for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are La Crosse (23%), Hays (14%) and Great Bend (7%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
Otis has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Otis beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| What stands out | Otis | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.7% | 6.4% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 3.8% | 3.2% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
Where Otis’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
City in Rush County, Kansas
Otis is a city in Rush County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 296.
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