Judging cattle. 4-H fair, 1939
Sublette’s story
114 years in pictures
Census counts: 673 in 1930, 1,413 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1939 and 2 maps from 1968 on.
- 1912Sublette is founded
SubletteKS
A town of 1,343, founded in 1912.
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,343
2025 Census estimate · −5.2% since 2020
Typical home
$202K
−1.1% in a year
Household income
$66K
median
Median age
33.9
years
Jobs based here
387
Balanced
Is Sublette a good place to live?
The best of Sublette’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and civic life; the weakest is a C− for incomes. Among 152 Kansas towns, just 6 have a higher July high than Sublette. Sublette is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 73% of U.S. towns. On history, just 17 of Kansas’ 373 towns do worse. Sublette has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Sublette stand out
Where Sublette beats most towns.
Typical home value
Sublette$202K
Kansas$246K
Cost of livingA−
3.1 years of income buys a home
More affordable than 85% of U.S. towns
Zillow Home Value Index; area median household income, Census ACS.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Sublette8
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical KS town4.2
Civic lifeA−
90% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Kansas town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
WalkabilityB+
More walkable than 73% of U.S. towns
5.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transit
EPA National Walkability Index; Census ACS.
Small town
1,343 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Sublette grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Sublette is from typical.
Cost of livingA−Open →Jobs & income$66K median household incomeC−Open →HealthSatanta District Hospital, Clinics, & Ltcu 8.2 miles awayCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.3 of 20; 1.2% of households have no carB+Open →SchoolsBehind 66% of Kansas districts on tests and graduationCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 37% of U.S. communities; drought tops the listBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsDOpen →History2 notable people born hereDOpen →Civic life8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Sublette: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sublette, and how to reach them.
PowerSouthern Pioneer Electric Company16.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Sublette water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sublette’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereHaskell County ClerkHaskell County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code6787767877 100%Census 2020
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 Sublette.
HealthC
Sublette is less healthy than 74% of U.S. towns
Sublette beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 16% of Sublette adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, above both the Kansas town median (8.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (8.1%). 42% of Sublette adults have obesity.
26%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Sublette | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 77% | 79% |
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Sublette | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 15.7% | 9.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 17.8% | 13% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 14.3% | 11.2% |
Satanta District Hospital, Clinics, & Ltcu
8.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Four seasons and hot summers in Sublette
Sublette has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 19° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
15″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–48°
Spring40–69°
Summer63–91°
Fall42–71°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade A−
Homes in Sublette are worth about $202K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Sublette home is worth about $202,000, down 1.1% in a year, 18% below the Kansas typical home. 84% of Sublette households own their home, against 72% in Kansas’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
$202KZillow home value
Typical home value
Sublette$202K
Kansas$246K
−1.1%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Sublette has 0.9 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Sublette for work: only 16% work in town. Since 2013, Sublette has lost 207 jobs, to 387 in 2023. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Sublette.
16%work in town
| Sublette | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Sublette16%
Haskell Township17%
Satanta8%
Dudley Township8%
Wichita6%
16 mi
median commute distance
387
jobs based in Sublette
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Low risk in Sublette, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
DroughtCold wavesHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Who lives here
An age mix much like Kansas’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Kansas average. Sublette’s median age is 33.9 years. Sublette has lost 5.2% of its people since 2020, down to 1,343 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
33.9median age · KS 37.4
| Sublette | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.9 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
SubletteKansasUnited States
Ages · share of residents
20%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma20%
High school23%
Some college23%
Associate’s9%
Bachelor’s16%
Graduate10%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Sublette | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19.6% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.3% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.1% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.5% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 19.5% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.5% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.2% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.7% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.3% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 678 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sublette Recreation Center | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Sublette
19pages on Sublette
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sublette; the nearest are
Seward County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Liberal29.4 mi$4,032 in-state tuitionOklahoma Panhandle State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Goodwell, OK75.3 mi$8,092 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Sublette residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Sublette
City in Haskell County, Kansas
Sublette is a city in and the county seat of Haskell County, Kansas, United States. As of 2020, its population was 1,413.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,913 ft
- ZIP code
- 67877
- Area code
- 620
Questions about Sublette
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sublette, KS expensive?
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−.
What is Sublette, KS known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Otto Schnellbacher and Ted Trimpa.