Palco, KS
Full City Profile · Kansas · Rooks County County
3.7
/5.0
B+
Good
214
Population
793/sq mi density
$52,292
Median Income
$29,386 per capita
$69,500
Home Value
$141,008 Zillow
$538
Median Rent
15.0% income on rent
53°F
Avg Temperature
B+
Overall
3.7 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B+
Economy
3.6 / 5.0
$52,292 median income, 3.8% unemployment
A+
Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$69,500 home value, $538/mo rent
C
Education
2.5 / 5.0
18.7% bachelor's degree or higher
Parks & Recreation in Palco (4)
Cedar Bluff State Park
State Park
1,051 acres. Open Access
Entrance: $0
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 ...
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