HealyKS
This town of 347 people was settled in 1887.
Is Healy a good place to live?
Among 152 Kansas towns, just 3 have a higher median age than Healy. Healy has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Healy.
A typical Healy home is worth about $142K
Home values are up 14% over the year to September 2026. Healy: 64% of households are owner-occupiers.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of residents live below the poverty line in Healy than in most of Kansas or the rest of the country
Jobs in Healy fell by 21 from 2013 to 2023, to 69. Its mean commuting time stands at 14 minutes, where Kansas’ towns sit at 20 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 9% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Dighton (36%), Scott City (6%) and Wilson Township (5%).
| Healy | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.4% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Healy is
30% of Healy adults feel lonely, below both the Kansas town median (31%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). The share of adults in Healy who have been diagnosed with depression: 21%.
| Healy | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Healy | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.1% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Healy: drought
FEMA puts 30% of Healy’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 22% to hail. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in three fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Healy
Moving to Healy: who provides what
Healy is unincorporated, so Lane County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Healy; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Healy residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Questions about Healy
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Is Healy, KS a good place to live?
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