Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,202, settled in 1871. 51% more nonprofits per person than the typical Kansas town.
Newton Township’s best subject grades are an A− for walkability and an A for civic life; its weakest is a C for schools. 33% of residents are 65 or older in Newton Township, above both Kansas’ towns (17%) and U.S. towns (18%). On walkability, just 28 of Kansas’ 372 towns do better. A typical home costs about $226K, 3.2 years of the Wichita metro’s $71K median household income. The biggest park or preserve is Memorial Grove, at 27 acres. Newton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Newton Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Newton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,601 in 1880, 18,602 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1887 and 3 maps from 1957 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newton 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 Newton Township.
Newton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Newton Township’s July high is 92°F, near the Kansas town median (91°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Newton Township for work: only 6% work in town. Newton Township’s average trip to work is 17 minutes. Since 2013, Newton Township has added 646 jobs, to 1,065 in 2023.
| Newton Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 2013, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Newton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Newton Township beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 29% of adults get no exercise outside work in Newton Township.
| Newton Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Newton Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 7.4% | 6.4% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 3.7% | 3.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Newton Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chisholm Trail Park | 0.8 mi | 16 |
| 2. Memorial Grove | 0.5 mi | 27 |
| 3. Centennial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Newton Township
College town 16 of every 100 Newton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Harvey County, Kansas
Newton is a city in and the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 18,602. Newton is located 25 miles (40 km) north of Wichita at the intersection of Interstate 135, U.S. Route 50, and U.S. Route 81 highways. The city of North Newton is located on the north side of Newton and exists as a separate entity.
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6 towns share a border with Newton Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | B− |
| Newton | #133 | C− | B+ | D | C | B− |
| Darlington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Macon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Newton | — | — | B+ | — | C | B |
| Highland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Newton Township and North Newton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Newton Township and North Newton report no FBI crime data of their own. Darlington Township, Macon Township, Highland Township and Pleasant Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Newton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
51% more nonprofits per person than the typical Kansas town.
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 B+.