Medora TownshipKS
A town of 1,672, settled in 1887.
Is Medora Township a good place to live?
Medora Township’s best subject grades are an A− for schools and a B+ for the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Medora Township’s median age is 58.9 years, above both the Kansas town median (38.1 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 11 of Kansas’ 373 towns score lower on hazard risk. Homes are expensive, about $207K for a typical one and 3.4 times the Hutchinson area’s $61K median household income. Only 23 of Kansas’ 362 towns score lower on civic life. Sand Hills State Park, at 1,035 acres with 15.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Medora Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Medora Township for work
Where Medora Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Medora Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Medora Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Medora Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Medora 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 Medora Township.
Very high risk in Medora Township, with wildfire at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Medora Township stands out in Kansas and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
1.4% of Medora Township working residents work locally, where Kansas’ towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 8%. Jobs based in Medora Township fell to 146 in 2023, 314 fewer than in 2013. Medora Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes.
| Medora Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Medora Township has four seasons and hot summers
Medora Township has chilly winters and hot summers. The July high in Medora Township is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Medora Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sand Hills State Park | 15.1 mi | 1,035 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Medora Township is healthier than 52% of U.S. towns
Medora Township beats the Kansas average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 28% of adults feel lonely in Medora Township. Only 6 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Medora Township.
| Medora Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Medora Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.8% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Medora Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Medora Township
About 0 of every 100 Medora Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Medora Township
Unincorporated community in Reno County, Kansas
Medora is an unincorporated community in Reno County, Kansas, United States. It is located northeast of Hutchinson next to K-61 highway.
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Medora Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Medora Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medora Township | — | — | C− | — | A− | B− |
| Clay Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C |
| Little River Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | B− |
| Little Valley Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reno Township | #104 | C | B | — | C+ | C− |
Medora Township, Clay Township and Little River Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Medora Township, Clay Township, Little River Township and Reno Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Little Valley Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Medora Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Medora Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Medora Township, KS expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.