Blue TownshipKS
A town of 5,449.
Is Blue Township a good place to live?
Blue Township grades C+ overall, 94th among Kansas's 150 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $118K. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $339K, 5.2 years of the Manhattan metro’s $65K median household income. 56% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Blue Township, above both the Kansas town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). The biggest park or preserve is Tuttle Creek Recreation Area, at 4,224 acres. Only 12 of Kansas’ 373 towns score lower on history.
What makes Blue Township stand out
Where Blue Township beats most towns.
Blue Township has grown 79% since 2010
3,046 counted in 2010 and 4,926 in 2020; an estimated 5,449 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 10.4% since 2020, after 61.7% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Blue Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Blue Township is from typical.
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Moving to Blue Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blue Township, 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 Blue Township.
Blue Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes, has household incomes well above the Kansas norm and has added half again as many jobs in ten years.
About half of Blue Township’s working residents commute to Manhattan
Jobs based here grew from 474 in 2013 to 837.
Most working residents leave Blue Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Blue Township grew to 837 in 2023, 363 more than in 2013. Only 10 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher median household income than Blue Township.
| Blue Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $118,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 9.2% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Blue Township’s schools rank behind 52% of Kansas districts
Its public schools are run by the Manhattan-Ogden school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Brown ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 338 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spillway Cycle Area | 1.6 mi | 32 |
| 2. Tuttle Creek State Park | 1.5 mi | 394 |
| 3. Tuttle Creek State Park - Cedar Ridge | 1.2 mi | 208 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Blue Township stands out in Kansas and nationally, with fewer of its adults who have high blood pressure
Against the 5,968 U.S. towns with household incomes like Blue Township’s, it is less healthy than 63%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
25% of adults have high blood pressure in Blue Township. Among 150 Kansas towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Blue Township. 30% of adults have obesity in Blue Township.
| Blue Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 77% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Blue Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 8.1% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 7.9% | 11.4% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 10.3% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
High risk in Blue Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers in Blue Township
Blue Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Blue Township is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Blue Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Blue Township
About 9 of every 100 Blue Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
97% of working residents leave Blue Township for work
Where Blue Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Blue Township
Township in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, U.S.
Blue Township is a township in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,926.
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Blue Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Blue Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Township | #94 | C+ | C− | — | B− | B+ |
| Manhattan Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Manhattan | #73 | B | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Grant Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zeandale Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. George Township | #128 | C− | C+ | — | D− | A− |
| Pottawatomie Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Green Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Manhattan Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Blue Township, Manhattan Township, Manhattan and St. George Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Grant Township, Zeandale Township, Pottawatomie Township and Green Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Blue Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Blue Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blue Township, KS a good place to live?
Blue Township grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #94 of 150 in Kansas. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Blue Township, KS expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.