TuronKS
A town of 308, settled in 1881.
Is Turon a good place to live?
Turon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
308 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Turon: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Turon, 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 Turon.
Turon’s typical home value is about $47K
Turon: 92% of households own their home. Its rent at the middle of the market stands at $725 a month, below both the Kansas town median ($975 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Home values are up 5% over the year to September 2026.
| Turon | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $725 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The biggest natural risk in Turon is wildfire, at a very high overall level
For Turon, the FEMA hazard score is 80 of 100. Expected losses in Turon break down as 29% from wildfires and 20% from inland flooding. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2007.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Turon’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Only 2% of working residents stay in Turon for work; the rest commute out. The town had 14 jobs in 2023, down 24 from 2013. Its income of the median household stands at $52,000, against $73,000 in Kansas’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. In Turon, the typical journey to work is 22 minutes.
| Turon | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Kansas overall
25% never finished high school. Turon’s age of the median resident comes in at 47.5 years. Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (17% statewide). The share of residents in Turon who are under 18: 26%.
| Turon | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.5 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.6 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Turon | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.1% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.3% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.4% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.9% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19.2% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 25.4% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.8% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.7% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.2% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 2.5% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Turon’s year
A winter brings about 18 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 93°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Turon’s adults have obesity than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town
14% of adults have diabetes in Turon. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Turon.
| Turon | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Turon | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 6.7% |
| More smokers | 18.1% | 14% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Turon
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Turon; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Turon residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
98% of working residents leave Turon for work
Where Turon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Turon
City in Reno County, Kansas
Turon is a city in Reno County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 309.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,762 ft
- ZIP code
- 67583
- Area code
- 620
Questions about Turon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Turon, KS a good place to live?
Turon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.