KSMap-doton-Burrton, 2004
Burrton Township’s story
153 years in pictures
Census counts: 386 in 1880, 861 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1891 on.
- 1873Burrton Township is settled
Burrton TownshipKS
A town settled in 1873, now home to 1,011 people.
Population
1,011
2025 Census estimate · −2.9% since 2020
Median home value
$98K
Census ACS
Household income
$80K
median
Median age
35.9
years
Jobs based here
295
A commuter town
Is Burrton Township a good place to live?
Burrton Township’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for schools. Only 36 of Kansas’ 373 towns score higher on cost of living. Burrton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,011 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Alta TownshipValley TownshipLittle River TownshipHalstead TownshipLake TownshipBurrton Township
How Burrton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Burrton Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $98K, 1.4 years of the Wichita metro’s $71K median household incomeA+Open →SchoolsIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.3 of 20; 0.7% of households have no car; 6.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB+Open →HealthMercy Hospital 13.4 miles awayC+Open →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listC+Open →Jobs & income$80K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 0% conserved landCOpen →HistoryGraded on historic places and the town’s ageB−Open →Civic life4.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
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 Burrton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Burrton Township, and how to reach them.
PowerEvergy14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Burrton water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Burrton Township’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 hereHarvey County ClerkHarvey County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes67020, 6705667020 98% · 67056 2%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 Burrton Township.
SchoolsC−
Burrton Township’s public schools trail 81% of Kansas districts
Its two schools are below. Public schools: the Burrton school district. The 2 public schools in Burrton Township teach 109 students between them.
19%of KS districts it outscoresC−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrton ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 63 | B− |
| Burrton MS/HSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 46 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Burrton Township has 0.6 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Wichita (23%), Halstead (14%) and Newton (11%). Just 5% of Burrton Township’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs in Burrton Township grew by 109 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 295. In Burrton Township, the typical journey to work is 22 minutes, above the Kansas town median (20 minutes) but below the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
5%work in town
| Burrton Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Burrton Township5%
Wichita23%
Halstead14%
Newton11%
Hutchinson8%
18 mi
median commute distance
295
jobs based in Burrton Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
The climate in Burrton Township brings four seasons and hot summers
Summer afternoons peak near 93° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 12 inches a winter. Burrton Township has chilly winters and hot summers.
12″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–46°
Spring44–68°
Summer67–90°
Fall46–70°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Residents of Burrton Township are less healthy than three in five U.S. towns
The share of adults in Burrton Township who feel lonely is 30%, where Kansas’ towns sit at 31% and U.S. towns at 33%. This Kansas town does better than the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 8. 29% of Burrton Township adults get no exercise outside work.
39%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Burrton Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Kansas
1 better23 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Burrton Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.6% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 6.7% |
Mercy Hospital
13.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+
Burrton Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Burrton Township sits above 54% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts just over two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to tornadoes.
54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsC
Conservation land takes up 0.1% of Burrton Township
Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 1.1 miles.
0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 20 of 22,938 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Burrton Park | 0.1 mi | 10 |
| 2. Water Tower Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Burrton Township
18pages on Burrton Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Burrton Township
About 2 of every 100 Burrton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
A commuter town
95% of working residents leave Burrton Township for work
Where Burrton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
295jobs based in Burrton Township
5%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Burrton Township
City in Harvey County, Kansas
Burrton is a city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. It is named after Isaac T. Burr, former vice-president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 861.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1873
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,450 ft
- ZIP code
- 67020
- Area code
- 620
Questions about Burrton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Burrton Township, 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+.