Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It counts 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Burlingame Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Burlingame Township’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, against 20 minutes in Kansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 8 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a higher age of the median resident than Burlingame Township. Its National Register listings include Samuel Hunt Grave and Schuyler Grade School. Burlingame Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Burlingame Township beats most towns.
Where Burlingame Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Burlingame Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 655 in 1870, a peak of 1,472 in 1890, 971 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1952 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Burlingame 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Burlingame Township.
The median commute is under 23 miles. For working residents in Burlingame Township, the share who work locally is 3.9%. The top destinations are Topeka (34%), Burlingame (4%) and Wichita (4%). In Burlingame Township, the median household income is $64,000.
| Burlingame Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Burlingame Public School runs its public schools. Its two schools are below. Public school enrollment in Burlingame Township: 293 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlingame ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 142 | B+ |
| Burlingame Junior/Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 151 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
In Burlingame Township, the FEMA hazard score is 73 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 40% come from inland flooding and 17% from ice storms. 4 flood insurance claims have been paid locally since 2007.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Among adults in Burlingame Township, 21% say their health is fair or poor. Only 7 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Burlingame Township.
| Burlingame Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Burlingame Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 6.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 32.1% | 25.5% |
| More smokers | 17.6% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expect July afternoons of 89° and January nights of 20°, with about 12 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.0 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Burlingame Township: one, of 5 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sumner Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Burlingame Township. Close and well known come first.
14 mi MuseumCombat Air Museum
19 mi National Historical ParkBrown v. Board of Education National Historical Park18K visitors a year19 mi Zoo & aquariumTopeka Zoo18 mi MuseumKansas Historical Society
18 mi MuseumKansas Museum of History
35 mi MuseumSpencer Museum of ArtCombat Air Museum: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0 · Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park: James Michael DuPont, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kansas Museum of History: Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Spencer Museum of Art: Alan Islas, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Burlingame Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Burlingame Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Osage County, Kansas
Burlingame is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 971.
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4 towns share a border with Burlingame Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlingame Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Plumb Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dragoon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Auburn Township | #37 | A− | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Scranton Township | — | — | A | — | C− | C+ |
Burlingame Township and Scranton Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Burlingame Township, Auburn Township and Scranton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Plumb Township and Dragoon Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Burlingame Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
It counts 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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.
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