Morton TownshipKS
A town of 2,819. Public schools that outperform most of Kansas.
Is Morton Township a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Morton Township earns an A+, ranked 1st of 150 in Kansas. Its public schools are among the best in Kansas and the median household earns $84K. Its lowest mark, a B, is in cost of living. Only 7 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher peak summer temperature than Morton Township. Morton Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 68% of U.S. towns.
What makes Morton Township stand out
Where Morton Township beats most towns.
83% of working residents leave Morton Township for work
Where Morton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Morton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Morton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Morton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Morton 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 Morton Township.
Morton Township’s public schools rank among the best in Kansas
Its A+ for schools comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $179K. Its A+ ranks #1 of the 151 Kansas towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Cheney school district. Below: Three of its 4 schools, each with why it was picked. The 3 public schools in Morton Township teach 823 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheney ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 395 | A+ |
| Cheney HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 235 | B− |
| Cheney Middle School 6-8Top results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 193 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
About one in three of Morton Township’s working residents commute to Wichita
For Morton Township, the mean commuting time is 25 minutes. Most working residents leave Morton Township for work: only 17% work in town. Jobs in Morton Township grew by 90 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 737. Among residents in the town, 6.4% live below the poverty line.
| Morton Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 9.2% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Morton Township: four seasons and hot summers
July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 22° and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Morton Township is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns
Morton Township: three quarters of adults had a checkup this year, below both Kansas’ towns (77%) and U.S. towns (79%). One in ten adults worry about having enough food locally.
| Morton Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 77% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Morton Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 13% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.1% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Morton Township is conserved land
5.1 miles of trail. Morton Township’s trail network density stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Morton Township is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Morton Township, 33% come from inland flooding and 21% from tornadoes. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer young adults than Kansas overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (24% statewide). In Morton Township, the age of the median resident is 38.2 years, near the Kansas town median (38.1 years) and below the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years).
| Morton Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.2 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 17% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Morton Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.7% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.4% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.7% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.2% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.6% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.4% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.2% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 22% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.3% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.2% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Morton Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Morton Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Morton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Morton Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Morton Township is a township in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 United States census, it had a population of 2,380.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,342 ft
Morton Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Morton Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Township | #1 | A+ | B | — | A+ | B |
| Vinita Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grand River Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erie Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Afton Township | — | — | C− | — | A | A− |
Afton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Morton Township and Afton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Vinita Township, Grand River Township and Erie Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Morton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Morton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Morton Township, KS a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Morton Township grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #1 of 150 in Kansas. It grades B for health and A+ for schools.
Is Morton Township, KS expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.