The best of Eagle Township’s subject grades is an A for schools; the weakest is a D for walkability. Eagle Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestASchoolsWeakestDWalkability

What makes Eagle Township stand out

Where Eagle Township beats most towns.

Halstead schools

School	Grades	Students
Bentley Primary School	PK–3	200

SchoolsA

On state tests and graduation

NCES · EDFacts.

32 measures vs. Kansas

6 better26 too close to call0 worse

Widest gap	Eagle Township	KS
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	9.9%	13%

HealthB⁺

Beats KS on 6 of 32 CDC measures, trails it on none

Less healthyHealthier

CDC PLACES 2025 estimates.

Small town

1,251 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Bentley · 2 mi Colwich · 6 mi Union Township · 6 mi Valley Center Township · 6 mi Lakin Township · 6 mi Mount Hope · 6 mi

Greeley TownshipUnion TownshipValley Center TownshipLakin TownshipEagle Township

How Eagle Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Eagle Township is from typical.

How grading works

SchoolsAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.3 of 20; 1.7% of households have no car; 0.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthVia Christi Hospital Wichita St. Teresa 9.7 miles awayB⁺Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →Jobs & income$72K median household incomeBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $172K, 2.4 years of the Wichita metro’s $71K median household incomeBOpen →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors4 miles of trailsD⁻Open →HistoryC⁺Open →Civic life3.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB⁺Open →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 38.5; 24% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Eagle Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Eagle Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerEvergy14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterCity of Bentley water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Eagle Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsHalstead Unified School District 440 Renwick Unified School District 2672 districts serve Eagle Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereSedgwick County Election CommissionerSedgwick County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2026

ZIP codes67016, 67135, 67030, 6714767016 49% · 67135 44% · 67030 3% · 67147 3%Census 2020

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 Eagle Township.

SchoolsA

On state tests, Eagle Township’s schools beat 88% of Kansas districts

Its one school is below. Public schools: the Halstead school district. Enrollment at Eagle Township’s public school: 200 students.

88%of KS districts it outscoresASchool Grade

School	Level	Students	Letter
Bentley Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3	Grades PK–3	200	B⁺

Full pageEagle Township’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsHalstead Vs. the neighborsAhead of all 3 graded neighbors Every school1 school · Bentley Primary School Questions“Are Eagle Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B

Most of Eagle Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them

The average trip to work for Eagle Township comes to 28 minutes, against 20 minutes in Kansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The town had 123 jobs in 2023, down 27 from 2013. Half commute less than 17 miles.

3%work in town

	Eagle Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	28 minutes	20 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	2.6%	15%	8%

Where working residents work

In Eagle Township3%

Wichita43%

Hutchinson7%

Maize5%

Newton3%

17 mi

median commute distance

123

jobs based in Eagle Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns

Full pageEagle Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here123 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work3% work in Eagle Township Commute times28 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 17 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthB⁺

On CDC estimates, Eagle Township is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns

12% of Eagle Township adults report frequent physical distress, close to Kansas’ towns (13%) and below U.S. towns (14%). The share of adults in Eagle Township who say their health is fair or poor: 16%.

70%healthier than U.S. townsB⁺Health Grade

	Eagle Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	76%	77%	79%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	12%	13%	14%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)	9.9%	13%	14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	16%	18%	19%

32 measures vs. Kansas

6 better26 too close to call0 worse

What stands out	Eagle Township	KS
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	9.9%	13%
Fewer uninsured adults	7.7%	9.9%

Via Christi Hospital Wichita St. Teresa

9.7 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, mental health

Full pageEagle Township’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsFewer adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby9.7 miles to an ER · Via Christi Hospital Wichita St. Teresa How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than KS on 6 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Expect four seasons and hot summers in Eagle Township

The typical July afternoon high in the town is 93°F.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–46°

Spring44–68°

Summer67–90°

Fall46–70°

Oct 29

typical first frost

Apr 11

typical last frost

+1.0°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageEagle Township’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 93°, January lows 22°Rain & snow12″ of snow a winter · 34 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Natural hazards: high risk in Eagle Township, mostly inland flooding

Expected losses in Eagle Township break down as 48% from inland flooding and 16% from tornadoes. The town’s FEMA risk score comes in at 62 of 100.

62risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

Full pageEagle Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters14 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready3.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsD⁻

0% of Eagle Township is conserved land

3.6 miles of trail. In Eagle Township, the trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.

0%conserved

conserved · 0 of 23,024 acres

3.6 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Full pageEagle Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map3.6 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Eagle Township?”

Nearby attractions

Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center and 11 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eagle Township. Close and well known come first.

All 12 attractions →

25 mi MuseumKansas Cosmosphere and Space Center150K visitors a year

13 mi Zoo & aquariumSedgwick County Zoo 13 mi Zoo & aquariumTanganyika Wildlife Park

16 mi MuseumExploration Place

22 mi MuseumKansas Aviation Museum

15 mi MuseumWichita Art Museum

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center: Patrick Pelletier (Ppelleti (talk)), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sedgwick County Zoo: Patrick Pelletier, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Exploration Place: 04stx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kansas Aviation Museum: David G. Keith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wichita Art Museum: FUBAR007, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Everything we know about Eagle Township

17pages on Eagle Township

The big questions

SchoolsABeat 88% of KS districts · 1 school HealthB⁺Better than KS on 6 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingBWork & commuteB$72K median household income · 123 jobs here Natural hazardsCFEMA risk higher than 62% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

OutdoorsD⁻4 mi of trails · 0% conserved land PlacesAttractions12 nearby · Sedgwick County Zoo 13 mi LibraryB⁺Colwich Community Library Colleges

The story

Town Hall & politicsClimate93° summer highs · 12″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Eagle Township; the nearest are

Newman UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Wichita15.9 mi$35,500 tuition Wichita State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Wichita16.9 mi$9,684 in-state tuition Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyCommunity college · Public · Wichita18.8 mi$7,238 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Eagle Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Eagle Township for work

Where Eagle Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

123jobs based in Eagle Township

3%of working residents work in town

17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Eagle Township

Township in Kansas, United States

Eagle Township is a township in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 United States census, it had a population of 1,069.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 36 sq mi
Elevation: 1,388 ft

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