Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Herington’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for history; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 32% of working residents work locally in Herington, where Kansas’ towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 8%. Only 2 of the 104 Kansas towns we compare have a lower typical home value than Herington. On the outdoors, just 26 of Kansas’ 373 towns do worse. Herington has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them US Post Office-Herington and Herington Carnegie Public Library. Herington has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Herington beats most towns.
Herington Carnegie Public Library2,526 counted in 2010 and 2,109 in 2020; an estimated 2,101 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Herington is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,353 in 1890, a peak of 4,519 in 1930, 2,109 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1915 and 4 maps from 1889 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Herington, 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 Herington.
The typical Herington home is worth about $78,000, down 10.1% in a year, 68% below the Kansas typical home. 64% of Herington households own their home, below both Kansas’ towns (72%) and U.S. towns (73%).
| Herington | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $945 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Herington school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herington ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 186 | B+ |
| Herington HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 141 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Herington beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 31% of Herington adults get no exercise outside work.
| Herington | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Herington | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.4% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Herington has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Herington is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of Herington’s working residents works in town. Herington’s average trip to work is 28 minutes. Since 2013, Herington has added 108 jobs, to 625 in 2023.
| Herington | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
None within 15 miles of Herington; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Herington residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
3 places in Herington on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Dickinson and Morris Counties of Kansas
Herington is a city in Dickinson and Morris counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,109.
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3 towns share a border with Herington.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herington | — | — | A | — | C | C |
| Lyon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Township 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Highland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Herington has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Herington reports no FBI crime data of its own. Lyon Township, Township 7 and Highland Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Herington with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
2 notable people were born here, including Nathan Johnson and Stan Frownfelter.
