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For most people who can afford it, yes. Eudora Township grades B overall, 59th among Kansas's 150 graded towns. The median household earns $119K. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $309K for a typical one and 4.4 times the Lawrence metro’s $70K median household income. Eudora Township’s median household income is $119,000, against $73,000 in Kansas’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Beni Israel Cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Eudora Township beats most towns.
Where Eudora Township’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 Township is from typical.
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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.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eudora 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Eudora Township.
Eudora Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes, has household incomes well above the Kansas norm and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of Kansas.
Jobs based here grew from 931 in 2013 to 1,340. 22.4% of workers work from home, against 11.8% across Kansas.
Most working residents leave Eudora Township for work: only 11% work in town. Since 2013, Eudora Township has added 409 jobs, to 1,340 in 2023. 4.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Eudora Township.
| Eudora Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 9.2% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Eudora school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Eudora High School, with 558 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eudora Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 650 | B+ |
| Eudora High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 558 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Against the 5,932 U.S. towns with household incomes like Eudora Township’s, it is less healthy than 57%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Eudora Township beats the Kansas average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of Eudora Township adults binge drink. Only 5 of the 150 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Eudora Township.
| Eudora Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 26% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Eudora Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 20.8% | 25.6% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.4% | 11.4% |
| More adults with depression | 24.6% | 20.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median household earns $118,632, against $74,275 across Kansas, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (36% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). 39% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Kansas.
| Eudora Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 24% | 22% |
| Median age | 39.4 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Eudora Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.7% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.4% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.7% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.7% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.1% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.6% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.8% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.1% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
July afternoons average 89.3°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 84% of Kansas places with climate records; January nights average 20.1°.
Eudora Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Eudora Township’s July high is 89°F. About 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Eudora Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 89°F | 91°F | 85°F |
| January low | 20°F | 21°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Eudora Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.1 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Riverfront Park, at 52 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bluejacket Park | 0.3 mi | 16 |
| 2. Riverfront Park | — | 52 |
| 3. Lucy Kaegi Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eudora Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
35 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
38 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
38 mi Theme parkWorlds of Fun
33 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
3 within 15 miles of the center of Eudora Township
About 4 of every 100 Eudora Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
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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6 towns share a border with Eudora Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eudora Township | #59 | B | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Reno Township | — | — | D− | — | B | B+ |
| Lexington Township | — | — | C | — | A | A− |
| Wakarusa Township | — | — | C− | — | B | A− |
| Palmyra Township | #30 | A− | C− | — | A− | A |
| Sherman Township | #10 | A | B | — | A | B+ |
| Lawrence | #77 | B− | C− | C | B | A− |
Reno Township, Lexington Township and Wakarusa Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Eudora Township, Reno Township, Lexington Township, Wakarusa Township, Palmyra Township and Sherman Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Eudora Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Eudora Township grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #59 of 150 in Kansas. It grades B+ for health 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−.
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