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Winchester, KS

WinchesterKS

A town of 417.

Photo: Dylan Edwards · CC BY 4.0
Population
417
−16.3% since 2010
Typical home
$274K
+11.9% in a year
Household income
$56K
median
Median age
40.8
years
Jobs based here
213
Balanced
Small town

417 people, and everyone knows the way

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Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Winchester has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–41°
Spring43–65°
Summer66–86°
Fall45–66°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Winchester

Most working residents leave Winchester for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Topeka (20%), Leavenworth (7%) and Atchison (6%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

5%work in town

Where working residents work

In Winchester5%
Topeka20%
Leavenworth7%
Atchison6%
Lawrence6%
27 mi
median commute distance
213
jobs based in Winchester
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Safety

Crime reported in Winchester

1 crime was reported in Winchester in 2024: 1 property and 0 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.

Winchester is small, so we show counts rather than rates.

0
violent crimes reported in 2024
1
property crimes reported in 2024
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Health

How healthy Winchester is

Winchester beats the Kansas average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

32 measures vs. Kansas
9 better17 too close to call6 worse
What stands outWinchesterKS
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth4.5%11.3%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity8.3%11.2%
More adults who have had cancer11.7%8.1%
F W Huston Medical Center
0.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

A typical Winchester home is worth about $274K

The typical Winchester home is worth about $274,000, up 11.9% in a year, 10% above the Kansas typical home.

$274KZillow home value

Typical home value

Winchester$274K
Kansas$250K
+11.9%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.

55risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
55Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesWildfire
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Winchester is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 220 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. FW Huston Park—3
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Winchester

City in Kansas, United States

Winchester is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 461.

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

Population
461
Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
1,178 ft
ZIP code
66097
Area code
913

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