PalcoKS
A town of 196, settled in 1888.
Is Palco a good place to live?
No town among the 150 in Kansas we compare has a lower median rent than Palco. Palco’s mean commuting time is 15 minutes, against 20 minutes in Kansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Palco has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
196 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Palco: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Palco, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Palco.
Homes in Palco are worth about $126K, by Zillow’s estimate
Home values are up 2.4% over the year to September 2026. In Palco, 77% of households live in a home they own, above both Kansas’ towns (72%) and U.S. towns (73%).
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
About one in three of Palco’s working residents commute to Plainville
For working residents in Palco, the share who work locally is 5.6%. Jobs based here fell to 71 in 2023, 34 fewer than in 2013. The typical household income for Palco comes to $61,000. The top destinations are Plainville (30%), Hays (11%) and Township 11 (8%).
| Palco | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.6% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More of Palco’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town
Palco: 14% of adults have diabetes. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Palco. Against the Kansas average, Palco comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 7.
| Palco | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Palco | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.7% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Palco is hail, at a moderate overall level
Compared with 56% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Palco is higher. 36% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hail, followed by tornadoes at 18%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Palco
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Palco; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Palco residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Palco
City in Rooks County, Kansas
Palco is a city in Rooks County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 208.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,277 ft
- ZIP code
- 67657
- Area code
- 785
Questions about Palco
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Palco, KS a good place to live?
Palco has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.