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Garden City Township grades D overall, ranked 148th of 150 in Kansas, mostly because of schools. Its schools rank behind 77% of the state's. On civic life, just 10 of Kansas’ 362 towns do worse.
Where Garden City Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Garden City Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,490 in 1890, 28,151 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1886 and 2 maps from 1944 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Garden City 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 Garden City Township.
70 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. At 0.6 miles per square mile, Garden City Township’s trail density is above the Kansas town median (0.3) and near the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Garden City Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.6% | 2% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Garden City school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennie Barker ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 163 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
22% of Garden City Township adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, against 8.9% in Kansas’ towns and 8.1% across U.S. towns. 73% of Garden City Township adults had a checkup this year. Garden City Township beats the Kansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| Garden City Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 77% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Garden City Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 8.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 21.8% | 25.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 21.7% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The July high in Garden City Township is 93°F. Garden City Township has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Garden City Township has about as many jobs (2,356) as working residents, but only 267 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Garden City Township for work: only 10% work in town. Garden City Township’s average trip to work is 15 minutes. Since 2013, Garden City Township has added 251 jobs, to 2,356 in 2023.
| Garden City Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Garden City Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Garden City Township
About 3 of every 100 Garden City Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Finney County, Kansas
Garden City is a city in and the county seat of Finney County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 28,151. The city is home to the Garden City Community College and the Lee Richardson Zoo, the largest zoological park in western Kansas.
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5 towns share a border with Garden City Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City Township | #148 | D | B− | — | C− | C |
| Pierceville Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Garden City | #140 | D | B− | C− | C− | C |
| Sherlock Township | #130 | C− | B− | — | C− | C+ |
| Ivanhoe Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Valley Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Garden City Township and Sherlock Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Pierceville Township, Ivanhoe Township and Pleasant Valley Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Garden City Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Garden City Township grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #148 of 150 in Kansas. It grades C for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.