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A town of 2,225, settled in 1872. 2.5 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Kansas town.
Trash day: look up yoursThe best of Phillipsburg’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for civic life; the weakest is a D for incomes. 40% of working residents work locally in Phillipsburg, where Kansas’ towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 8%. On incomes, just 25 of Kansas’ 373 towns do worse. Phillipsburg Community Building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Phillipsburg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Phillipsburg beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Phillipsburg is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 309 in 1880, a peak of 3,241 in 1970, 2,337 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 3 maps from 1893 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Phillipsburg, 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 Phillipsburg.
The typical Phillipsburg home is worth about $112,000, up 7.3% in a year, 55% below the Kansas typical home. Phillipsburg’s median rent is $702 a month, below both Kansas’ towns ($975 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Phillipsburg | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $702 a month | $975 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
Its public schools are run by the Phillipsburg school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillipsburg ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 233 | A |
| Phillipsburg HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 173 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Phillipsburg has chilly winters and hot summers. Phillipsburg’s July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average trip to work in Phillipsburg is 14 minutes. The top destinations are Phillipsburg Township (13%), Hays (3%) and Almena (2%). The median household income in Phillipsburg is $61,000.
| Phillipsburg | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Phillipsburg beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 29% of Phillipsburg adults feel lonely. Only 6 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Phillipsburg.
| Phillipsburg | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Phillipsburg | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.9% | 77.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Phillipsburg | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Phillipsburg City Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Phillipsburg; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Phillipsburg residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Phillips County, Kansas
Phillipsburg is a city in and the county seat of Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,337.
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2 towns share a border with Phillipsburg.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillipsburg · Phillipsburg Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Solomon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Phillipsburg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Phillipsburg reports no FBI crime data of its own. Solomon Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Phillipsburg Township and Phillipsburg are one community, graded once. Compare Phillipsburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2.5 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Kansas town.
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 A−.
2 notable people were born here, including Mark Simoneau and McDill "Huck" Boyd.