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Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Hoisington grades B− overall, 79th of 150 graded towns in Kansas, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, the median household income is $52K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. It also does better than most on safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 73% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $89K, 1.5 years of the Great Bend area’s $59K median household income. Its National Register listings include US Post Office-Hoisington and Hoisington High School. Among 80 Kansas towns, just 2 have a lower property crime rate than Hoisington. The biggest park or preserve is Bicentennial Park, at 41 acres.
Where Hoisington beats most towns.
US Post Office-HoisingtonEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Hoisington is from typical.
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Census counts: 446 in 1890, a peak of 4,248 in 1960, 2,699 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and 3 maps from 1896 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hoisington, 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 Hoisington.
Hoisington fares better on crime within Kansas than nationally, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
At 1.5 years of the Great Bend area’s $59K median household income, the typical home (about $89K) costs less against local pay than in 97% of Kansas towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living. Home values rose 45% in five years, to about $89K, against 30% across Kansas.
Typical home values rose 8% in the year to September 2026.
| Hoisington | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 68% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $965 a month | $977 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Hoisington school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–5 | Grades 2–5 | 193 | A− |
| Hoisington HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 225 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
At 10.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 92% of Kansas’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2025, 1.5 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Hoisington has chilly winters and hot summers. At 92°F, Hoisington’s July high is above both the Kansas town median (91°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 591 in 2013 to 1,075.
About one in 3 of Hoisington’s working residents works in town. At 16 minutes, Hoisington’s average trip to work is below both Kansas’ towns (20 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Hoisington.
| Hoisington | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 29% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hoisington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Hoisington | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.1% | 2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bicentennial Park | 0.1 mi | 41 |
| 2. Cheyenne Bottoms | — | 3 |
| 3. Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 6,555 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hoisington’s, it is healthier than 83%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Hoisington beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 29% of Hoisington adults feel lonely.
| Hoisington | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Hoisington | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 6.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.7% | 6.4% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 3.8% | 3.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hoisington
About 6 of every 100 Hoisington residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas.
3 places in Hoisington on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Hoisington.
City in Barton County, Kansas
Hoisington is a city in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,699.
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2 towns share a border with Hoisington.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoisington | #79 | B− | B | B+ | B− | B− |
| South Homestead Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Homestead Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
South Homestead Township and North Homestead Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hoisington with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hoisington grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #79 of 150 in Kansas. It grades B− for health, B+ for safety and B− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
4 notable people were born here, including Kari Wahlgren and Doug Dumler.
