Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Douglass’ subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Douglass’ average trip to work is 30 minutes, where Kansas’ towns sit at 20 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Douglass Township Community Building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Douglass has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Douglass beats most towns.
Where Douglass’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Douglass is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1936.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Douglass, 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 Douglass.
Most working residents leave Douglass for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Douglass fell to 187 in 2023, 72 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Wichita (34%), Riverside Township (8%) and Derby (5%).
| Douglass | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 5.6% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Douglass beats the Kansas average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 38% of Douglass adults sleep under 7 hours, above both Kansas’ towns (35%) and U.S. towns (36%). 22% of adults get no exercise outside work in Douglass.
| Douglass | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Douglass | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 13% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Douglass has chilly winters and warm summers. Douglass’ July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 29% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (36% statewide). The median age in Douglass is 32.7 years. Douglass has lost 2.9% of its people since 2020, down to 1,506 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Douglass | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32.7 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 29% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Douglass | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.5% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.7% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.1% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.7% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 32.2% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.7% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Douglass home is worth about $236,000, up 4.5% in a year, close to the Kansas typical home.
| Douglass | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $892 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 72% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Douglass; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Douglass residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas.
4 notable people were born in Douglass.
City in Butler County, Kansas
Douglass is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,555.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.
4 notable people were born here, including Phyllis Haver and George W. Hill.
