Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Eudora grades A− overall, 32nd among Kansas's 150 graded towns. The median household earns $118K. It reports less crime per resident than 85% of U.S. towns. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $340K, 4.9 years of the Lawrence metro’s $70K median household income. Eudora has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them First Methodist Church of Eudora and Charles Pilla House. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. Only 8 of the 80 Kansas towns we compare have a lower property crime rate than Eudora.
Where Eudora beats most towns.
Where Eudora’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 Eudora is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 572 in 1880, 6,408 in 2020. The archive holds 20 old photos and papers going back to 1921 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eudora, 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 Eudora.
Eudora fares better on crime within Kansas than nationally, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of Kansas.
At 6.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 97% of Kansas’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 7 reported in 2025, 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
Eudora’s violent crime rate is 1.1 per 1,000 residents, where Kansas’ towns sit at 2.5 and U.S. towns at 1.6.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Typical home values rose 5% in the year to September 2026. Eudora’s median rent is $1,222 a month, above the Kansas town median ($975 a month) and near the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Eudora | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,222 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs based here grew from 826 in 2013 to 1,204. 21.3% of workers work from home, against 11.8% across Kansas.
Most working residents leave Eudora for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Eudora has added 378 jobs, to 1,204 in 2023. 4.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Eudora.
| Eudora | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $118,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 9.2% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 5,994 U.S. towns with household incomes like Eudora’s, it is less healthy than 57%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Eudora beats the Kansas average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of Eudora adults binge drink. Among 150 Kansas towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Eudora.
| Eudora | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 11% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Eudora | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.9% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 20.6% | 25.6% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.7% | 16.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median household earns $118,184, against $74,275 across Kansas, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (36% statewide); people 65 and older are 11% of residents (17% statewide). 39% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Kansas.
| Eudora | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| Median age | 39.2 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Eudora | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.6% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.7% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.6% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.3% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.3% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.8% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.9% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.9% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.3% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
July afternoons average 89.5°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 81% of Kansas places with climate records; January nights average 19.9°.
Eudora has chilly winters and warm summers. Eudora’s July high is 90°F. About 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Eudora | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
| January low | 20°F | 21°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.3 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The trail density in Eudora is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Eudora | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bluejacket Park | 0.3 mi | 17 |
| 2. Lucy Kaegi Park | — | 9 |
| 3. Pilla Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Eudora.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eudora. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
35 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
37 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
37 mi Theme parkWorlds of Fun
32 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
30 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
3 within 15 miles of the center of Eudora
About 5 of every 100 Eudora residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
4 places in Eudora on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Kansas, United States
Eudora is a city in Eudora Township, Douglas County, Kansas, United States, along the Kansas and Wakarusa rivers. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 6,408.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Eudora grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #32 of 150 in Kansas. It grades B+ for health, A for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. 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 Chase Austin and Mitch Ballock.
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