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A town of 2,550, settled in 1857. A regional job hub with 2,411 jobs.
Gardner Township's standout: the median household earns $116K. Overall it grades B+, ranked 44th of 150 in Kansas. It is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 28 of Kansas’ 373 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 4 have a lower share of children under 18 than Gardner Township.
Where Gardner Township beats most towns.
Where Gardner 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 Gardner Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 203 in 1880, 23,287 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1957 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Gardner 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 Gardner Township.
Gardner Township draws workers from Olathe and beyond and has more 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Kansas; it also has little public open land.
2,411 jobs are based in Gardner Township, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 27.6 minutes, against 19.7 across Kansas.
Most working residents leave Gardner Township for work: only 2% work in town. 2.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Gardner Township, where Kansas’ towns sit at 9.2% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The average trip to work in Gardner Township is 28 minutes.
| Gardner Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $116,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 9.2% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 6,277 U.S. towns with household incomes like Gardner Township’s, it is healthier than 64%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
19% of adults binge drink in Gardner Township, above both the Kansas town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Gardner Township. Gardner Township beats the Kansas average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Gardner Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Gardner Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.5% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.3% | 3.2% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.4% | 16.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median household earns $116,136, against $74,275 across Kansas, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
Adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (36% statewide); children under 18 are 16% of residents (24% statewide). Gardner Township’s median age is 42.6 years. 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Kansas.
| Gardner Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42.6 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 30% | 29% |
36% women, 64% men
About 177 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.5 points). Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 83% are men (KS 51%).
| Gardner Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.6% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.6% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 20% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.3% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.6% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.7% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.2% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 22% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.1% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1990, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Gardner Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Olathe 3e weather station, 11 miles away, records that about 34 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 87% of Kansas places with climate records. July afternoons average 88.5°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 93% of Kansas places with climate records; January nights average 20.4°.
Gardner Township has chilly winters and warm summers. About 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Gardner 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
Just 34 of its 16,470 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Gardner Township itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Navy Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gardner Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
27 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
32 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
26 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
25 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Center
32 mi Theme parkWorlds of FunArrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, Public domain · CPKC Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · T-Mobile Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Worlds of Fun: Tkexb173 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Gardner Township
About 3 of every 100 Gardner Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
2,905 counted in 2010 and 2,593 in 2020; an estimated 2,550 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
City in Kansas, United States
Gardner is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 23,287. It is located within the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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7 towns share a border with Gardner Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner Township | #44 | B+ | C | — | B+ | A− |
| Gardner | #51 | B+ | C | B | B+ | A− |
| Edgerton | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Olathe | #18 | A− | C | B− | A− | A |
| McCamish Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spring Hill Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | A |
| Lexington Township | — | — | C | — | A | A− |
| Richland Township | — | — | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
Edgerton, Spring Hill Township, Lexington Township and Richland Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Gardner Township, Edgerton, Spring Hill Township, Lexington Township and Richland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. McCamish Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Gardner Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Gardner Township grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #44 of 150 in Kansas. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools. Walkability 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 C.
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