Ninnescah TownshipKS
Public schools that outperform most of Kansas. Population 3,563: a town in Kansas.
What should you know before moving to Ninnescah Township?
Ninnescah Township’s best grade is for incomes (A−): the median household earns $86K. Overall, Ninnescah Township earns an A−: better than 78% of U.S. towns, and 28th of 150 in Kansas. What holds it back is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than nearly two thirds of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $238K, 3.4 years of the Wichita metro’s $71K median household income. 32% of residents are under 18 here, against 24% in Kansas’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 21 of Kansas’ 373 towns do worse.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · USGS PAD-US.
What makes Ninnescah Township stand out
Where Ninnescah Township beats most towns.
89% of working residents leave Ninnescah Township for work
Where Ninnescah Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Ninnescah Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Ninnescah Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Tanganyika Wildlife Park and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ninnescah Township. Close and well known come first.
15 mi Zoo & aquariumSedgwick County Zoo
16 mi MuseumExploration Place
16 mi MuseumKansas Aviation Museum
16 mi MuseumWichita Art Museum
15 mi GardenBotanica, The Wichita GardensPhoto credits
Sedgwick County Zoo: Patrick Pelletier, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Exploration Place: 04stx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kansas Aviation Museum: David G. Keith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wichita Art Museum: FUBAR007, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Botanica, The Wichita Gardens: touterse, CC BY 2.0
Moving to Ninnescah Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ninnescah 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 Ninnescah Township.
On state tests, Ninnescah Township’s schools beat 77% of Kansas districts
The Clearwater school district runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Clearwater High, with 361 students. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Intermediate - Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 405 | B+ |
| Clearwater HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 361 | C− |
| Clearwater Elementary WestTop results in townGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 329 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
About half of Ninnescah Township’s working residents commute to Wichita
Jobs based here grew from 782 in 2013 to 1,058.
Ninnescah Township: 6.5% of workers work remotely from home. Only just over a tenth of working residents stay in Ninnescah Township for work; the rest commute out. Jobs in Ninnescah Township grew by 276 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,058. Its typical journey to work is 21 minutes.
| Ninnescah Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.5% | 8.8% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 9.2% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ninnescah Township is healthier than seven in ten U.S. towns
16% of adults report frequent mental distress in Ninnescah Township. CDC measures, 32 in all: Ninnescah Township beats Kansas on 10 and trails on 1. Among adults here, 22% get no exercise outside work and 9.7% worry about having enough food.
| Ninnescah Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 77% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Ninnescah Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.7% | 13% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Young adults are less common in Ninnescah Township than in Kansas
Only 4 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of children under 18 than Ninnescah Township. The town is growing: up 5.3% since 2020, to 3,563 residents (2025 estimate). The share of residents in Ninnescah Township who are 65 or older: 14%. 34% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 36% across Kansas.
| Ninnescah Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 32% | 24% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.9 years | 38.2 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
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.
| Ninnescah Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.1% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.3% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.8% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.7% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.2% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.4% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.2% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.7% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.2% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,600, single groups can be off by several points
Ninnescah Township has four seasons and hot summers
In Ninnescah Township, the July high is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Ninnescah Township is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 9 claims in Ninnescah Township since 1985. FEMA puts 33% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 23% to tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Ninnescah Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Ninnescah Township
About 5 of every 100 Ninnescah Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Ninnescah Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Ninnescah Township is a township in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 United States census, it had a population of 2,913.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,289 ft
Ninnescah Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Ninnescah Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninnescah Township | #28 | A− | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Viola Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ohio Township | — | — | B | — | A− | B |
| Illinois Township · Illinois Township | — | — | B− | — | A | A− |
Ohio Township and Illinois Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Ninnescah Township, Ohio Township and Illinois Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Viola Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Illinois Township and Illinois Township are one community, graded once. Compare Ninnescah Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Ninnescah Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ninnescah Township, KS a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Ninnescah Township grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #28 of 150 in Kansas. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools.
Is Ninnescah 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 C+.