The best of Payne Township’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A for schools and health; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. Only 19 of Kansas’ 373 towns score higher on incomes. On history, just 9 of Kansas’ 373 towns do worse. Payne Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA⁺Jobs & income ASchools AHealthWeakestC⁻Cost of living

Small town

1,375 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Bel Aire · 3 mi Kechi · 4 mi Benton · 5 mi Lincoln Township · 5 mi Benton Township · 5 mi Minneha Township · 6 mi

WichitaBel AireBenton TownshipGreenwichKechi TownshipPayne Township

How Payne Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Payne Township is from typical.

How grading works

Jobs & income$104K median household incomeA⁺Open →SchoolsBeat 90% of Kansas districts on tests and graduationAOpen →HealthKansas Medical Center 5.4 miles awayAOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $375K, 5.3 years of the Wichita metro’s $71K median household incomeC⁻Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 38% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.3 of 20; 2.3% of households have no car; 2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB⁻Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD⁻Open →HistoryDOpen →Civic life1.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC⁻Open →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 38.2; 51% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Payne Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Payne Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerEvergy14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterSedgwick Co RWD 1No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Payne Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsCircle Unified School District 375 Andover Unified School District 3852 districts serve Payne Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereSedgwick County Election CommissionerSedgwick County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2026

ZIP codes67067, 67228, 67226, 6701767067 31% · 67228 27% · 67226 22% · 67017 12%Census 2020

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 Payne Township.

HealthA

Residents of Payne Township are healthier than 86% of U.S. towns

Payne Township beats the Kansas average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 10% of Payne Township adults report frequent physical distress, below both the Kansas town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 20% of Payne Township adults get no exercise outside work.

86%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade

	Payne Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	10%	13%	14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	20%	26%	25%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	15%	17%	17%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	14%	18%	19%

32 measures vs. Kansas

18 better14 too close to call0 worse

What stands out	Payne Township	KS
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	7.3%	11.3%
Fewer uninsured adults	6.6%	9.9%

Kansas Medical Center

5.4 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, mental health

Full pagePayne Township’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsFewer adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby5.4 miles to an ER · Kansas Medical Center How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than KS on 18 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A⁺

A smaller share of working residents work locally in Payne Township than in most of Kansas or the rest of the country

0.7% of Payne Township working residents work locally, against 15% in Kansas’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Payne Township has added 265 jobs, to 315 in 2023. 1.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Payne Township.

1%work in town

	Payne Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	1.8%	9.1%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	0.7%	15%	8%
Median household income	$104,000	$73,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	23 minutes	20 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Payne Township1%

Wichita63%

Riverside Township4%

Waco Township3%

Andover2%

10 mi

median commute distance

315

jobs based in Payne Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

B−

Walkability grade: more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns

Full pagePayne Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here315 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Payne Township Commute times23 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 10 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Payne Township

Payne Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Payne Township’s July high is 92°F.

13″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–46°

Spring45–68°

Summer67–90°

Fall47–70°

Oct 27

typical first frost

Apr 10

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pagePayne Township’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 92°, January lows 22°Rain & snow13″ of snow a winter · 34 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B

Payne Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.

38risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

Full pagePayne Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters14 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready3.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Nearby attractions

Sedgwick County Zoo and 9 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Payne Township. Close and well known come first.

All 13 attractions →

13 mi Zoo & aquariumSedgwick County Zoo

11 mi MuseumExploration Place

12 mi MuseumKansas Aviation Museum 21 mi Zoo & aquariumTanganyika Wildlife Park

11 mi MuseumWichita Art Museum

10 mi MuseumGreat Plains Transportation Museum

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo 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 · Great Plains Transportation Museum: Atsf3768 at English Wikipedia, Public domain

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Payne Township

16pages on Payne Township

The big questions

SchoolsABeat 90% of KS districts HealthABetter than KS on 18 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingC⁻Work & commuteA⁺$104K median household income · 315 jobs here Natural hazardsBFEMA risk higher than 38% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions13 nearby · Ulrich Museum of Art 7 mi LibraryC⁻Park City Public Library CollegesWichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology is 2.7 mi away

The story

Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 1,375 residents Climate92° summer highs · 13″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

5 within 15 miles of the center of Payne Township

Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyCommunity college · Public · Wichita2.7 mi$7,238 in-state tuition Wichita State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Wichita7.1 mi$9,684 in-state tuition Kansas Health Science UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Wichita10.5 mi

About 12 of every 100 Payne Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Payne Township for work

Where Payne Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

315jobs based in Payne Township

1%of working residents work in town

10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Payne Township

Township in Kansas, United States

Payne Township is a township in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 United States census, it has a population of 1,119.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 31 sq mi
Elevation: 1,404 ft

Questions about Payne Township

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