Fairmount TownshipKS
With 12,817 residents, this town was settled in 1864. Public schools that outperform most of Kansas.
Is Fairmount Township a good place to live?
The picture is mixed. Fairmount Township’s overall grade of B+ puts it better than 70% of U.S. towns, 47th of 150 in Kansas. Its strongest subject is schools: its public schools beat 91% of Kansas towns on state tests and graduation. Incomes are a strength too (A−): the median household earns $122K. What holds it back is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. It lags on cost of living as well — the typical home is worth about $378K, 4.5 years of the Kansas City metro’s $83K median household income. Only 29 of Kansas’ 373 towns score lower on history.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
Fairmount Township has grown 45% since 2010
8,788 counted in 2010 and 11,215 in 2020; an estimated 12,817 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 13.6% since 2020, after 27.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Fairmount Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Fairmount Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Arrowhead Stadium and 39 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairmount Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
25 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
26 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
7 mi Stadium & arenaSporting Park
25 mi Theme parkWorlds of Fun
20 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC StadiumPhoto credits
Arrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, Public domain · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · Sporting Park: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Worlds of Fun: Tkexb173 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CPKC Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Fairmount Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairmount 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 Fairmount Township.
Fairmount Township has schools in the top 5% of Kansas, sends most of its workers to Kansas City and beyond and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of Kansas.
Fairmount Township earns an A for schools
That grade ranks #6 of the 151 Kansas towns we grade for schools.
The largest public high school is Basehor-Linwood High School, with 882 students. The Basehor-Linwood school district runs its public schools. Of its 6 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basehor-Linwood Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 679 | B |
| Basehor-Linwood High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 882 | B− |
| Glenwood Ridge Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 320 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Most people working in Fairmount Township commute elsewhere
Fairmount Township has 1,586 jobs for its 5,732 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 27.2 minutes, against 19.7 across Kansas.
Fairmount Township: 6.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Just 7% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 544, to 1,586. The average commute here is 27 minutes.
| Fairmount Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $122,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 15% | 8.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 9.2% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.2% of the land in Fairmount Township is protected from building
7.8 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Basehor City Park, at 22 acres.
| Fairmount Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Basehor City Park | 0.8 mi | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fairmount Township ranks healthier than 68% of the country’s towns
Against the 5,475 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fairmount Township’s, it is less healthy than 70%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Among adults in Fairmount Township, 29% feel lonely, where Kansas’ towns sit at 31% and U.S. towns at 33%. For adults locally, the share who report frequent mental distress is 16%.
| Fairmount Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fairmount Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 13% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Fairmount Township
July afternoons average 88.6°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 93% of Kansas places with climate records; January nights average 20.1°.
The midsummer high for Fairmount Township comes to 89°F. About 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Fairmount Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 89°F | 91°F | 85°F |
| January low | 20°F | 21°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer adults under 35 in Fairmount Township than across Kansas
The median household earns $121,802, against $74,275 across Kansas, one input to its A− for jobs and income.
Among residents in Fairmount Township, 25% are under 18, against 24% in Kansas’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide). The town is growing: up 14% since 2020, to 12,817 residents (2025 estimate). In Fairmount Township, 41% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Fairmount Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 24% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 40.5 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 74% are men (KS 53%).
| Fairmount Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.2% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.8% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.2% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.8% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.7% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.7% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.1% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.3% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Low risk in Fairmount Township, with inland flooding at the top
Compared with 63% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Fairmount Township is lower. Expected losses in Fairmount Township break down as 37% from inland flooding and 22% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Fairmount Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Fairmount Township
About 2 of every 100 Fairmount Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
93% of working residents leave Fairmount Township for work
Where Fairmount Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fairmount Township
Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
Fairmount is an unincorporated community in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, and located north of the city of Basehor.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Fairmount Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Fairmount Township.
Kansas City next door grades lower for schools (D− to Fairmount Township’s A) and higher for cost of living (B to C).
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmount Township | #47 | B+ | C | — | A | B+ |
| Stranger Township | #89 | C+ | D | — | A | B+ |
| Bonner Springs | #116 | C | B− | C− | C | C+ |
| Sherman Township | #10 | A | B | — | A | B+ |
| Delaware Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B |
| Kansas City | #146 | D | B | D | D− | C− |
Delaware Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Fairmount Township, Stranger Township, Sherman Township and Delaware Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fairmount Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Fairmount Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fairmount Township, KS a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Fairmount Township grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #47 of 150 in Kansas. It grades B+ for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Fairmount Township, KS expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.