In Holyrood, the going rate for rent is $691 a month. Holyrood: just over four in five households live in a home they own, above both Kansas’ towns (72%) and U.S. towns (73%). Values rose 7.8% in the 12 months to September 2026.

$82KZillow home value

	Holyrood	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Median rent	$691 a month	$975 a month	$1,185 a month
Households that own their home	82%	72%	73%

Typical home value

Holyrood$82K

Kansas$246K

+7.8%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 7.8% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 1.6 years of income Rents$691 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

Most of Holyrood’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them

Holyrood’s income of the median household stands at $52,000, below both the Kansas town median ($73,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs based here fell to 47 in 2023, 33 fewer than in 2013. Also worth knowing: for residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 16%.

3%work in town

	Holyrood	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	29 minutes	20 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	16%	9.1%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	2.5%	15%	8%
Median household income	$52,000	$73,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Holyrood3%

Ellsworth26%

Salina12%

Manhattan4%

Wichita4%

28 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Holyrood

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here47 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work3% work in Holyrood Commute times29 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 28 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Who lives here

Holyrood is older than the Kansas average

College graduates make up 40% of adults 25 and older, against 36% across Kansas. People 65 and older are 28% of residents (17% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (36% statewide). Since 2020, Holyrood has lost 4.7% of its people, to 382 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.

41.4median age · KS 37.4

	Holyrood	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Aged 65 or older	28%	17%	18%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+	40%	29%	29%
Median age	41.4 years	38.1 years	40.5 years
Under 18	22%	24%	22%

HolyroodKansasUnited States

KSU.S.

Ages · share of residents

18%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma3%

High school26%

Some college24%

Associate’s7%

Bachelor’s25%

Graduate15%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Holyrood
	Holyrood	KS	U.S.
Under 10	9.5%	12.5%	11.6%
10 to 17	12.5%	11.3%	10.3%
18 to 24	2.7%	10.2%	9.1%
25 to 34	16.2%	12.9%	13.7%
35 to 44	14.9%	12.9%	13.2%
45 to 54	6.4%	11.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	9.8%	12.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	10.3%	10.1%	10.2%
75 and older	17.8%	6.9%	7%
No diploma	2.5%	8%	10.4%
High school	26.1%	25.4%	26%
Some college	24.3%	21.8%	19.1%
Associate’s	7%	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	25.4%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate	14.8%	13.4%	14.1%

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Ages41.4 median age · 28% are 65 or older Schooling40% have a four-year degree Homes82% own their home · Homeowners Income$52K a year · Median household income

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points

Natural hazards

Holyrood has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Households in Holyrood have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2007. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. 34% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 17%.

72risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesHail

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Holyrood Get ready0.9 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Holyrood, expect four seasons and hot summers

Its typical July afternoon high comes in at 92°F.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–44°

Spring41–67°

Summer65–90°

Fall44–69°

Oct 16

typical first frost

Apr 23

typical last frost

+0.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 92°, January lows 20°Rain & snow15″ of snow a winter · 28 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Holyrood is

Holyrood: 30% of adults feel lonely. In Holyrood, a third of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 39% have obesity.

	Holyrood	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	30%	31%	33%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	33%	35%	36%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	39%	37%	35%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	37%	34%	35%

32 measures vs. Kansas

4 better26 too close to call2 worse

What stands out	Holyrood	KS
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	10.2%	13%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	8.9%	11.2%
More adults who have had cancer	10.1%	8.1%

Ellsworth County Medical Center

14.9 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: mental health

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Everyday habitsFewer binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearby14.9 miles to an ER · Ellsworth County Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than KS on 4 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Holyrood

16pages on Holyrood

The big questions

HealthBetter than KS on 4 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$82K typical home · up 7.8% in a year Work & commute$52K median household income · 47 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 72% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions7 nearby · Great Bend Zoo 24 mi LibraryFarmer Township/Cpms Library Colleges

The story

HistoryFounded 1874 Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 38 residents Climate92° summer highs · 15″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 67450 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Holyrood; the nearest are

Barton County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Great Bend21.5 mi$3,680 in-state tuition Fort Hays State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Hays53.9 mi$5,923 in-state tuition

About 8 of every 100 Holyrood residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Holyrood for work

Where Holyrood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

47jobs based in Holyrood

3%of working residents work in town

28 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Holyrood

City in Ellsworth County, Kansas

Official town website ↗

Holyrood is a city in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 403.

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Area: 0.4 sq mi
Elevation: 1,804 ft
ZIP code: 67450
Area code: 785

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