Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
9.8 times the library visits per person than the typical Kansas town.
Cimarron’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A+ for civic life; its weakest is a C for schools. Cimarron’s July high is 93°F, where Kansas’ towns sit at 91°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. On civic life, just 7 of Kansas’ 362 towns do better. Cimarron has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Cimarron Hotel and Gray County Courthouse (Old). Cimarron has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Cimarron beats most towns.
Cimarron HotelEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Cimarron is from typical.
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Census counts: 237 in 1900, 1,981 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1886 and 3 maps from 1892 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cimarron, 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 Cimarron.
Cimarron has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 19° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 5 of Cimarron’s working residents works in town. 17% of Cimarron residents live below the poverty line, above both the Kansas town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Cimarron’s average trip to work is 19 minutes.
| Cimarron | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Children under 18 are 29% of residents (24% statewide). 14% of residents are 65 or older in Cimarron. Cimarron has lost 2% of its people since 2020, down to 1,935 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Cimarron | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29% | 24% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.2 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Cimarron | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.8% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.7% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.7% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.1% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 29% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 34.4% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 1.4% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Cimarron home is worth about $236,000, up 2.2% in a year, close to the Kansas typical home. The median rent in Cimarron is $793 a month.
| Cimarron | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $793 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Cimarron beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 31% of Cimarron adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Cimarron | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Cimarron | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.6% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cimarron Crossing Park | — | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Cimarron; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Cimarron residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
3 places in Cimarron on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Gray County, Kansas
Cimarron is a city in and the county seat of Gray County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,981. It is located along Highway 50.
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9.8 times the library visits per person than the typical Kansas town.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
