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Ottawa, KS
Full City Profile · Kansas · Franklin County County
3.6
/5.0
B+
Good
12,632
Population
1,224/sq mi density
$64,655
Median Income
$31,893 per capita
$165,700
Home Value
$228,428 Zillow
$949
Median Rent
29.7% income on rent
55°F
Avg Temperature
302 sunny days/yr
229
Violent Crime/100K
0 property/100K
B+
Overall
3.6 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
A
Economy
4.1 / 5.0
$64,655 median income, 1.4% unemployment
A+
Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$165,700 home value, $949/mo rent
C
Safety
2.0 / 5.0
229 violent crimes/100K
B
Education
3.2 / 5.0
27.5% bachelor's degree or higher
Parks & Recreation in Ottawa (13)
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
National Historical Park
The path to equality has been anything but smooth. It's taken courage and dedication by everyday people coming together for a common goal to carry the country toward true equality. Parents, teachers, secretaries, welders, ministers, and students drove their communities, and the country along wi...
Entrance: $0
Activities: Park Film, Museum Exhibits, Shopping, Bookstore and Park Store
Weather: Kansas has a temperate but continental climate, with great extremes between summer and winter temperatures but few long periods of extreme hot or cold.
Crawford State Park
State Park
365 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Crawford State Park Lake
State Park
108 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Fall River State Park
State Park
931 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Fort Scott National Historic Site
National Historic Site
Promises made and broken! Who deserves to be free? The fight for freedom! Soldiers fighting settlers! Each of these stories is a link in the chain of events that encircled Fort Scott from 1842-1873. All of the site's structures, its parade ground, and its tallgrass prairie bear witness to this ...
Entrance: $0
Activities: Guided Tours, Living History, Historic Weapons Demonstration, Junior Ranger Program, Park Film, Museum Exhibits, Shopping, Bookstore and Park Store
Weather: Spring and autumn are pleasant with mild temperatures. Summers are generally hot and humid, while winters are mild with periods of cold weather, snowfall, and ice storms. Thunderstorms, some severe, a...
Harry S Truman National Historic Site
National Historic Site
President Harry S Truman took America from its traditional isolationism into the age of international involvement. Despite his power, he never forgot where he came from. Today, visitors can experience the surroundings Truman knew as a young man of modest ambition through his political career and fin...
Entrance: $0
Activities: Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours - Walking, Junior Ranger Program, Park Film, Museum Exhibits, Shopping, Bookstore and Park Store
Weather: Located on the western edge of Missouri, the park enjoys each of the four seasons. Early spring brings frequent and rapid fluctuations in weather. The summer season has warm days, periods of high heat...
Hillsdale State Park
State Park
196 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Kaw River State Park
State Park
69 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Lewis And Clark State Park
State Park
206 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Perry State Park
State Park
1,787 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Pomona State Park
State Park
493 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Toronto State Park
State Park
1,222 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
Weston Bend State Park
State Park
1,048 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0