Norton, KS

Full City Profile · Kansas · Norton County County

3.2 /5.0

B Good

2,704 Population 1,416/sq mi density

$51,266 Median Income $28,159 per capita

$94,100 Home Value $120,411 Zillow

$824 Median Rent 41.6% income on rent

52°F Avg Temperature 326 sunny days/yr

218 Violent Crime/100K 1,525 property/100K

Overall

3.2 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

B+

Economy

3.9 / 5.0

$51,266 median income, 0.0% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$94,100 home value, $824/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

218 violent crimes/100K

C+

Education

2.9 / 5.0

23.8% bachelor's degree or higher

Parks & Recreation in Norton (3)

Nicodemus National Historic Site

National Historic Site

Formerly enslaved African Americans left Kentucky at the end of the post-Civil War Reconstruction period to experience freedom in the "Promised Land" of Kansas. Nicodemus represents the involvement of African Americans in the homesteading movement across the Great Plains. It is the oldest ...

Entrance: $0

Activities: Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours - Walking, Self-Guided Tours - Auto, Junior Ranger Program, Park Film

Weather: Northwest Kansas has a four-season climate typified by long, hot summers, cold winters, short spring and fall seasons, and a nearly constant breeze. Humidity is relatively low compared to the eastern ...

https://www.nps.gov/nico/index.htm

Prairie Dog State Park

State Park

1,178 acres. Open Access

Entrance: $0

Webster State Park

State Park

1,248 acres. Open Access

Entrance: $0