Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Edgerton’s best subject grades are an A− for incomes and health; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 36 of Kansas’ 372 towns score lower on walkability. The biggest park or preserve is Big Bull Creek Park, at 145 acres. Edgerton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Edgerton beats most towns.
Where Edgerton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Edgerton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 321 in 1890, a low of 264 in 1940, 1,748 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1956 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Edgerton, 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 Edgerton.
Most working residents leave Edgerton for work: only 2% work in town. 4.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Edgerton, where Kansas’ towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Since 2013, Edgerton has added 2,195 jobs, to 2,332 in 2023.
| Edgerton | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Gardner Edgerton school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerton ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 133 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Edgerton beats the Kansas average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of adults binge drink in Edgerton, above both Kansas’ towns (16%) and U.S. towns (16%). 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Edgerton.
| Edgerton | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Edgerton | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.8% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 13% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.5% | 16.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Edgerton home is worth about $308,000, up 2.6% in a year, 25% above the Kansas typical home. 89% of Edgerton households own their home.
| Edgerton | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,269 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Edgerton has chilly winters and warm summers. Edgerton’s July high is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Edgerton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Edgerton is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Big Bull Creek Park | 0.8 mi | 145 |
| 2. Martin Creek Park | — | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Edgerton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
33 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
38 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
38 mi Theme parkWorlds of Fun
32 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
31 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile CenterArrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, Public domain · Worlds of Fun: Tkexb173 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CPKC Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · T-Mobile Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Edgerton
About 2 of every 100 Edgerton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Kansas, United States
Edgerton is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,748. It is home to a large BNSF intermodal train facility named Logistics Park Kansas City.
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3 towns share a border with Edgerton.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerton | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | A− |
| McCamish Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gardner Township | #44 | B+ | C | — | B+ | A− |
| Gardner | #51 | B+ | C | B | B+ | A− |
Edgerton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Edgerton and Gardner Township report no FBI crime data of their own. McCamish Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Edgerton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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+.
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