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2.7 times the library visits per person than the typical Kansas town. A town settled in 1869, now home to 2,784 people.
Trash day: look up yoursOsage City’s lowest grade is for safety (D): it reports more crime per resident than 93% of U.S. towns, including 6 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2024. The town’s overall grade is C+, better than just over two fifths of U.S. towns. It ranks 91st of 150 in Kansas. Health is weaker too: residents are less healthy than 83% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Schools are its strong suit — its schools outperform 85% of the state's. Cost of living is another plus — a typical home costs about $195K, 2.8 years of the Topeka metro’s $70K median household income. This Kansas town has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Osage City Santa Fe Depot and Star Block. 23% of working residents work locally in the town, above both Kansas’ towns (15%) and U.S. towns (8%).
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FBI crime data, 2024 · health, CDC PLACES · National Register of Historic Places · Census LEHD, 2023.
Where Osage City beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Osage City Elem | PK–5 | 340 |
| Osage City Middle School | 6–8 | 134 |
| Osage City High | 9–12 | 218 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Osage City is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,098 in 1880, 2,861 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1909 and 4 maps from 1889 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Osage City, 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 Osage City.
Osage City pairs an A for schools with modest home prices and trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, but it is a long drive from an emergency room.
Reported crimes rose from 36 to 316 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Osage City’s property offense rate comes in at 16.8 per 1,000 residents. Its rate of reported violence comes in at 2.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Osage City | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 16.8 per 1,000 residents | 13.5 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 2.1 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
That grade comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $195K.
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Osage City school district. 3 public schools serve Osage City, with 692 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osage City ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 340 | A− |
| Osage City HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 218 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
The nearest emergency room, Newman Regional Health, is 25.4 miles away in a straight line.
In Osage City, 19% of adults smoke cigarettes. Among 150 Kansas towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Osage City. This Kansas town beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Osage City | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Osage City | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.4% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Osage City weather station records that about 46 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 82% of Kansas places with climate records. July afternoons average 89.7°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 77% of Kansas places with climate records; January nights average 20.3°.
About 10 inches of snow falls in a winter. Osage City’s peak summer temperature is 90°F.
| Osage City | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
| January low | 20°F | 21°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes are within reach (about $195K for the typical one, B+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 28 miles.
The typical Osage City home is worth about $195,000, up 5.3% in a year, 21% below the Kansas typical home. The rent at the middle of the market for Osage City comes to $789 a month. A home in Osage City typically sold within 39 days of listing.
| Osage City | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $789 a month | $977 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Osage City has about as many jobs (1,458) as working residents, but only 310 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 693 in 2013 to 1,458.
The top destinations are Topeka (18%), Lyndon (7%) and Emporia (6%). Roughly one working resident in four has a job in Osage City itself. Jobs in Osage City grew by 765 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,458. For Osage City, the mean commuting time is 24 minutes.
| Osage City | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 11% | 8.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Households in Osage City have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2007. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in the town than in 54% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Osage City break down as 28% from inland flooding and 21% from ice storms.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The biggest park or preserve is Jones Park, at 50 acres. Parks and preserves in Osage City: 4, covering 57 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jones Park | — | 50 |
| 2. Huffman Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Lincoln Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Osage City; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Osage City residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Osage County, Kansas
Osage City is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,861.
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2 towns share a border with Osage City.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osage City | #91 | C+ | B+ | D | A | C− |
| Superior Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Superior Township and Grant Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Osage City with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Osage City grades C+ overall, better than 42% of U.S. towns and #91 of 150 in Kansas. It grades C− for health, D for safety and A for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
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 B+.
2 notable people were born here, including C. D. Batchelor and Michael P. Ryan.