Dudley TownshipKS
A town of 1,350.
Is Dudley Township a good place to live?
The best of Dudley Township’s subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and walkability; the weakest is a C− for incomes. Dudley Township’s average trip to work is 10 minutes, below both the Kansas town median (20 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On health, just 36 of Kansas’ 371 towns do worse. Dudley Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Dudley Township stand out
Where Dudley Township beats most towns.
Dudley Township has shrunk 19% since 2010
1,683 counted in 2010 and 1,435 in 2020; an estimated 1,350 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Dudley Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Dudley Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Dudley Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dudley Township, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dudley Township.
On state tests, Dudley Township’s schools trail 81% of Kansas districts
Its public schools are run by the Satanta school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satanta ElemLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 128 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Residents of Dudley Township are less healthy than 74% of U.S. towns
Dudley Township beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 17% of Dudley Township adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, where Kansas’ towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 8.1%. 34% of Dudley Township adults get no exercise outside work.
| Dudley Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Dudley Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 16.7% | 9.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 17.9% | 13% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.3% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and hot summers in Dudley Township
Dudley Township has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Dudley Township is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Dudley Township has 1.1 jobs for every working resident and draws in 446 commuters
Most working residents leave Dudley Township for work: only 11% work in town. Since 2013, Dudley Township has lost 215 jobs, to 494 in 2023. Dudley Township’s median household income is $52,000.
| Dudley Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Dudley Township, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Dudley Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Dudley Township; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Dudley Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas.
1,350 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Dudley Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Dudley Township is a township in Haskell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,435.
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- Area
- 193 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,969 ft
Questions about Dudley Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dudley 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 B+.