Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The biggest park or preserve is Coldwater Recreation Park, at 913 acres. Coldwater has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Coldwater beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 480 in 1890, a peak of 1,296 in 1930, 687 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1926 and 3 maps from 1892 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coldwater, 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 Coldwater.
In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 7%. Coldwater’s typical rent is $728 a month, below both the Kansas town median ($975 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Among households here, 68% own their home.
| Coldwater | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $728 a month | $975 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
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Coldwater after 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2023. 44% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by drought at 19%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 95% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 22° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The top destinations are Protection (15%), Dodge City (4%) and Topeka (3%). The share of working residents in Coldwater who work locally: 38%. The town’s typical household income is $51,000, against $73,000 in Kansas’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Half the trips to work are shorter than 10 miles.
| Coldwater | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 9 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 38% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
34% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Coldwater. The town does better than the Kansas average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 7. Two figures for adults here: 29% feel lonely, 15% binge drink. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Coldwater.
| Coldwater | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Coldwater | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.1% | 11.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82% | 77.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.9 miles of trail wind through 3 parks and preserves. Coldwater’s concentration of trails stands at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Coldwater Recreation Park | 0.6 mi | 913 |
| 2. Coldwater City Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Heritage Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Coldwater; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Coldwater residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
2 places in Coldwater on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Comanche County, Kansas
Coldwater is a city in and the county seat of Comanche County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 687.
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Coldwater has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
