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A town of 2,093, settled in 1871. 36% more nonprofits per person than the typical Kansas town.
Cherryvale’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for civic life; its weakest is a D for health. Cherryvale’s violent crime rate is 9.5 per 1,000 residents, against 2.5 in Kansas’ towns and 1.6 across U.S. towns. Only 5 of Kansas’ 371 towns score lower on health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. Cherryvale Carnegie Free Library is on the National Register of Historic Places. Cherryvale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Cherryvale beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Cherryvale | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.5% | 11.3% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Cherryvale is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 690 in 1880, a peak of 4,698 in 1920, 2,192 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 7 maps from 1886 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cherryvale, 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 Cherryvale.
22% of Cherryvale adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Kansas town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 33% of adults get no exercise outside work in Cherryvale. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 8 have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Cherryvale.
| Cherryvale | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Cherryvale | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.5% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 6.7% |
| More smokers | 21.8% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Cherryvale school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Central ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 268 | B+ |
| Cherryvale Sr / Middle SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 277 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
The typical Cherryvale home is worth about $111,000, up 9.3% in a year, 55% below the Kansas typical home. Cherryvale’s median rent is $668 a month.
| Cherryvale | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $668 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The property crime rate in Cherryvale is 30.5 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave Cherryvale for work: only 19% work in town. 21% of Cherryvale residents live below the poverty line. Only 7 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a lower median household income than Cherryvale.
| Cherryvale | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cherryvale has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 24° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Logan Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cherryvale
About 4 of every 100 Cherryvale residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
4 notable people were born in Cherryvale.
City in Montgomery County, Kansas, U.S.
Cherryvale is a city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,192.
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36% more nonprofits per person than the typical Kansas town.
Not for the area. That is 2 years of the area's median household income ($55,697 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
4 notable people were born here, including Louise Brooks and Vivian Vance.
