Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,135, settled in 1875.
High Prairie Township’s best subject grade is an A− for incomes. Only 2 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a higher median age than High Prairie Township. High Prairie Township's schools rank ahead of 75% of Kansas towns. Among 152 Kansas towns, just 4 have a lower share of children under 18 than High Prairie Township. On civic life, just 33 of Kansas’ 362 towns do worse. Little Stranger Church and Cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places. High Prairie Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where High Prairie 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 High Prairie Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 maps from 1950 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in High Prairie 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 High Prairie Township.
Most working residents leave High Prairie Township for work: only 2% work in town. At 27 minutes, High Prairie Township’s average trip to work is where Kansas’ towns sit at 20 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. High Prairie Township’s median household income is $103,000.
| High Prairie Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (36% statewide); children under 18 are 16% of residents (24% statewide). 23% of High Prairie Township residents are 65 or older, above both the Kansas town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). 40% of High Prairie Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| High Prairie Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 29% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| High Prairie Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.1% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.9% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.2% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.5% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.2% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.3% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.3% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.6% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
High Prairie Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in High Prairie Township is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 2001, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in High Prairie Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
High Prairie Township tracks Kansas closely on all 32 CDC measures. 41% of adults have obesity in High Prairie Township.
| High Prairie Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around High Prairie Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
30 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
32 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
29 mi Theme parkWorlds of Fun
26 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
26 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile CenterArrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, Public domain · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of High Prairie Township
About 6 of every 100 High Prairie Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas.
Township in Leavenworth County, Kansas, U.S.
High Prairie Township is a township in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,014.
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6 towns share a border with High Prairie Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Prairie Township | — | — | B | — | A− | B− |
| Leavenworth | #84 | B− | B | D | B+ | B− |
| Kickapoo Township | — | — | C | — | A | B |
| Delaware Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B |
| Alexandria Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stranger Township | #89 | C+ | D | — | A | B+ |
| Lansing | #31 | A− | C+ | B+ | A− | B+ |
High Prairie Township, Kickapoo Township and Delaware Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. High Prairie Township, Kickapoo Township, Delaware Township and Stranger Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Alexandria Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare High Prairie Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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