Pretty PrairieKS
A town of 652, settled in 1874.
Is Pretty Prairie a good place to live?
Pretty Prairie’s July high is 93°F, where Kansas’ towns sit at 91°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Pretty Prairie has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
652 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pretty Prairie: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pretty Prairie, 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 Pretty Prairie.
Most of Pretty Prairie’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Pretty Prairie for work: only 13% work in town. Since 2013, Pretty Prairie has added 48 jobs, to 197 in 2023. At 25 minutes, Pretty Prairie’s average trip to work is above the Kansas town median (20 minutes) and near the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Pretty Prairie | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Kansas overall
22% of residents are 65 or older in Pretty Prairie. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Kansas. 20% of residents are under 18 in Pretty Prairie.
| Pretty Prairie | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 24% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.3 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 33% and 59% women
The Census survey reached too few of Pretty Prairie’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.1 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Pretty Prairie | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.9% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.3% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.2% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 21.5% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.3% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.6% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.6% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.9% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
Homes in Pretty Prairie are worth about $182K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Pretty Prairie home is worth about $182,000, up 6.7% in a year, 26% below the Kansas typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Pretty Prairie faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 2005, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pretty Prairie.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pretty Prairie has four seasons and hot summers
Pretty Prairie has chilly winters and hot summers. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 21° and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pretty Prairie is
Pretty Prairie beats the Kansas average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 28% of Pretty Prairie adults feel lonely. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Pretty Prairie.
| Pretty Prairie | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 77% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Pretty Prairie | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 9.9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82% | 77.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Pretty Prairie
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pretty Prairie; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Pretty Prairie residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
87% of working residents leave Pretty Prairie for work
Where Pretty Prairie’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pretty Prairie
City in Reno County, Kansas, United States
Pretty Prairie is a city in Reno County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 660.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,572 ft
- ZIP code
- 67570
- Area code
- 620
Questions about Pretty Prairie
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pretty Prairie, KS a good place to live?
Pretty Prairie has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Pretty Prairie, KS known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Joe Seiwert and Jon Gnagy.