Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Burns’ average trip to work is 34 minutes, above both Kansas’ towns (20 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 1 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a lower median household income than Burns. Burns Union School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Burns has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Burns beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 489 in 1910, a peak of 622 in 1920, 234 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 3 maps from 1898 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Burns, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Burns.
1.1% of working residents work locally in Burns, where Kansas’ towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 8%. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Burns. The top destinations are Wichita (13%), Newton (12%) and Goessel (9%).
| Burns | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Burns has chilly winters and warm summers. Burns’ July high is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Burns home is worth about $200,000, up 9% in a year, 19% below the Kansas typical home. The median rent in Burns is $754 a month.
| Burns | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $754 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Burns beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 74% of Burns adults had a checkup this year.
| Burns | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 77% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Burns | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 61.3% | 64.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Burns; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Burns residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas.
Where Burns’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Marion County, Kansas
Burns is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 234. The city name came from a nearby train station, which was named prior to the city being incorporated. It is located between El Dorado and Florence along the west side of U.S. Route 77 highway. The southern edge of the city is the border between Marion and Butler counties.
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Burns has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
