Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2 times the library visits per person than the typical Kansas town.
Oskaloosa Township’s best subject grade is an A for civic life. 18% of residents are under 18 in Oskaloosa Township, below both the Kansas town median (24%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Jefferson Old Town Bowstring Truss is on the National Register of Historic Places. Oskaloosa Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Oskaloosa Township beats most towns.
Where Oskaloosa 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 Oskaloosa Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 631 in 1860, 1,110 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oskaloosa 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 Oskaloosa Township.
Most working residents leave Oskaloosa Township for work: only 8% work in town. At 27 minutes, Oskaloosa Township’s average trip to work is against 20 minutes in Kansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 6.4% of Oskaloosa Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Oskaloosa Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.2% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Oskaloosa Public Schools. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oskaloosa ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 255 | B |
| Oskaloosa JR-SR High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 247 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Oskaloosa Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Oskaloosa Township’s July high is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Oskaloosa Township beats the Kansas average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Oskaloosa Township.
| Oskaloosa Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Oskaloosa Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 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
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Oskaloosa Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Oskaloosa Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oskaloosa Township. Close and well known come first.
27 mi Stadium & arenaSporting Park
39 mi Stadium & arenaHy-Vee Arena
40 mi TheatreKauffman Center for the Performing Arts
40 mi MuseumArabia Steamboat Museum
23 mi LandmarkU.S. Disciplinary Barracks Cemetery24 mi TheatreSandstone AmphitheaterSporting Park: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hy-Vee Arena: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts: Little Mountain 5, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arabia Steamboat Museum: Prosekc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · U.S. Disciplinary Barracks Cemetery: Gorsedwa at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Oskaloosa Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Oskaloosa Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City and County seat in Kansas, United States
Oskaloosa is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,110.
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6 towns share a border with Oskaloosa Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskaloosa Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | B |
| Rural Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fairview Township | — | — | B− | — | B | B |
| Union Township | — | — | B | — | D | B+ |
| Ozawkie Township | — | — | B | — | C− | B |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | B | — | B | B |
| Kentucky Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | B+ |
Oskaloosa Township, Fairview Township, Union Township, Ozawkie Township, Jefferson Township and Kentucky Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Oskaloosa Township, Fairview Township, Union Township, Ozawkie Township, Jefferson Township and Kentucky Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Rural Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Oskaloosa Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2 times the library visits per person than the typical Kansas town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
