Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Derby is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, ranked 85th of 150 in Kansas, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: residents are healthier than 76% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $84K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $285K for a typical one and 4 times the Wichita metro’s $71K median household income. Derby’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Kansas’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 35 of Kansas’ 373 towns do better. Derby Public School-District 6 is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Derby beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Derby | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 13% |
22,158 counted in 2010 and 25,625 in 2020; an estimated 26,606 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Derby is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 236 in 1890, 25,625 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 5 maps from 1943 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Derby. Close and well known come first.
5 mi MuseumKansas Aviation Museum
14 mi Zoo & aquariumSedgwick County Zoo
10 mi MuseumExploration Place18 mi Zoo & aquariumTanganyika Wildlife Park
11 mi MuseumWichita Art Museum
10 mi MuseumGreat Plains Transportation MuseumKansas Aviation Museum: David G. Keith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sedgwick County Zoo: Patrick Pelletier, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Exploration Place: 04stx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wichita Art Museum: FUBAR007, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great Plains Transportation Museum: Atsf3768 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Derby, 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 Derby.
10 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves. High Park, at 103 acres with 2.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. High Park | 2.6 mi | 103 |
| 2. Madison Avenue Central Park | 0.9 mi | 11 |
| 3. Warren Riverview Park | 0.4 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
74% of adults had a checkup this year in Derby, where Kansas’ towns sit at 77% and U.S. towns at 79%. 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Derby. Derby beats the Kansas average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Derby | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 77% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 26% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Derby | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 13% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.9% | 9.9% |
| More adults with depression | 23.3% | 20.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 5,436 in 2013 to 7,246.
Most working residents leave Derby for work: only 15% work in town. Since 2013, Derby has added 1,810 jobs, to 7,246 in 2023. 6% of Derby residents live below the poverty line.
| Derby | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 9.2% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 7.6% | 8.8% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 1987, 30 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Derby.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Derby has chilly winters and hot summers. The July high in Derby is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Derby home is worth about $285,000, up 2.6% in a year, 16% above the Kansas typical home.
| Derby | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 69% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,136 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Derby's reported crime rate is close to Kansas's. Derby’s property crime rate is 21.8 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Derby | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 21.8 per 1,000 residents | 16.7 | 14.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.9 |
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Kansas average. Derby has grown 3.7% since 2020, to 26,606 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 38% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Kansas.
| Derby | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 35.9 years | 38.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 17% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.9 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.4, men 34.9.
| Derby | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.7% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.4% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.2% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.4% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.9% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.7% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
5 within 15 miles of the center of Derby
About 5 of every 100 Derby residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Where Derby’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Sedgwick County, Kansas
Derby is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States, and a southern suburb of Wichita. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 25,625, the largest suburb of Wichita.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
3 towns share a border with Derby.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby | #85 | B− | C+ | — | C+ | A− |
| Riverside Township | #109 | C | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Rockford Township | #72 | B | B− | — | B− | B+ |
| Gypsum Township | #92 | C+ | C− | — | B− | B |
Derby, Riverside Township, Rockford Township and Gypsum Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Derby with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Derby grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #85 of 150 in Kansas. It grades A− for health and C+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
2 notable people were born here, including David Rickels and Sherrone Moore.
