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A town of 279. A typical home worth about $108K.
Population
279
residents
Typical home
$108K
+5.3% in a year
Household income
$44K
median
Median age
58.7
years
Jobs based here
137
Balanced
What makes Ransom stand out
The thing Ransom does most differently from other towns.
Small town
279 people, and everyone knows the way
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Housing
A typical Ransom home is worth about $108K
The typical Ransom home is worth about $108,000, up 5.3% in a year, 57% below the Kansas typical home.
$108KZillow home value
Typical home value
Ransom$108K
Kansas$250K
+5.3%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Ransom has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 19 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
19″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–45°
Spring40–67°
Summer63–90°
Fall42–69°
Oct 13
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute
About one in ten working residents works right in Ransom
Most working residents leave Ransom for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Ness City (34%), Bazine (11%) and Utica (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
10%work in town
Where working residents work
In Ransom10%
Ness City34%
Bazine11%
Utica3%
Garden City3%
13 mi
median commute distance
137
jobs based in Ransom
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
61risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Ransom is
Ransom beats the Kansas average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
32 measures vs. Kansas
7 better16 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Ransom | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8% | 11.2% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.1% | 16.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.2% | 8.1% |
Grisell Memorial Hospital
0.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
About Ransom
City in Ness County, Kansas, United States
Ransom is a city in Ness County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 260.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 260
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,513 ft
- ZIP code
- 67572
- Area code
- 785