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A town of 8,460, settled in 1869. 94% more library visits per person than the typical Kansas town.
Trash day: look up yoursCoffeyville earns a D, 144th of 150 graded towns in Kansas, mostly because of health and safety. Residents are less healthy than 93% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It reports more crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns, including 46 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. What it does well: a typical home costs about $65K, 1.2 years of the county’s $56K median household income. 46% of working residents work locally in Coffeyville, above both the Kansas town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Of the 103 Kansas towns we compare, none has a lower typical home value than Coffeyville. Coffeyville is home to Coffeyville Community College.
Where Coffeyville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Coffeyville | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.9% | 11.3% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Coffeyville is from typical.
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Census counts: 753 in 1880, a peak of 17,382 in 1960, 8,826 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 7 maps from 1886 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coffeyville, 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 Coffeyville.
Coffeyville draws workers from Independence and beyond, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
At 1.2 years of the county’s $56K median household income, the typical home (about $65K) costs less against local pay than in 99% of Kansas towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,163, against $2,798 across Kansas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Coffeyville is $716 a month. Typical home values rose 6.9% in the year to September 2026. The typical Coffeyville home is worth about $65,000, up 6.9% in a year, 74% below the Kansas typical home.
| Coffeyville | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $716 a month | $977 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Coffeyville school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Field Kindley High, with 451 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 1,009 | C |
| Field Kindley HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 451 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
5,608 jobs are based in Coffeyville, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here fell from 7,368 in 2013 to 5,608.
Coffeyville’s median household income is $46,000. Only 7 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of residents below the poverty line than Coffeyville. Coffeyville’s average trip to work is 17 minutes.
| Coffeyville | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 4,249 U.S. towns with household incomes like Coffeyville’s, it is less healthy than 75%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
21% of Coffeyville adults smoke cigarettes. Only 1 of the 150 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Coffeyville. 34% of Coffeyville adults get no exercise outside work.
| Coffeyville | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 18% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Coffeyville | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.9% | 11.3% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 23.3% | 13% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 12.3% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes fell from 322 to 219 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Coffeyville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less.
| Coffeyville | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 20.4 per 1,000 residents | 10.9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Leclere Park, 66 acres with 1.2 miles of trail.
| Coffeyville | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Leclere Park | 1.2 mi | 66 |
| 2. Pfister Park | 0.2 mi | 53 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Coffeyville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 25° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
131 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 21 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 131 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Coffeyville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Coffeyville
About 9 of every 100 Coffeyville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
10,295 counted in 2010 and 8,826 in 2020; an estimated 8,460 in 2025.
The decline has continued: down 4.1% since 2020, after 14.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
7 places in Coffeyville on the National Register of Historic Places.
30 notable people were born in Coffeyville.
City in Montgomery County, Kansas
Coffeyville is a city in southeastern Montgomery County, Kansas, United States, located along the Verdigris River in the state's southeastern region. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 8,826. Coffeyville is the most populous city of Montgomery County, and the home to Coffeyville Community College. The town of South Coffeyville, Oklahoma is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the city.
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3 towns share a border with Coffeyville.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffeyville | #144 | D | A− | D | C | D |
| Parker Township | — | — | C+ | — | C | D |
| Cherokee Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fawn Creek Township | — | — | C | — | B | C− |
Parker Township and Fawn Creek Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Parker Township and Fawn Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Cherokee Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Coffeyville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Coffeyville grades D overall, better than 10% of U.S. towns and #144 of 150 in Kansas. It grades D for health, D for safety and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
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−.
30 notable people were born here, including Johnny Rutherford and Mildred Burke.
