Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Its National Register listings include Old Peabody Library and Peabody Downtown Historic District. Peabody has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Peabody beats most towns.
1,210 counted in 2010 and 937 in 2020; an estimated 909 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Census counts: 1,087 in 1880, a peak of 2,455 in 1920, 937 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 4 maps from 1889 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Peabody, 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 Peabody.
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 6.3% in value. Peabody’s going rate for rent is $733 a month. Also worth knowing: among households here, 78% live in a home they own.
| Peabody | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $733 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For residents in Peabody, the share who live below the poverty line is 15%. Employers in Peabody shed 93 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 200. The town’s mean commuting time is 27 minutes, where Kansas’ towns sit at 20 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Its median household income is $55,000.
| Peabody | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.1% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Peabody has had 10 paid flood insurance claims since 2001. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 40% come from inland flooding and 19% from tornadoes. Federal aid has come to Peabody households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2013.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Peabody’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Peabody, 16% report frequent mental distress, against 17% in Kansas’ towns and 17% across U.S. towns. In Peabody, 31% of adults get no exercise outside work. Only 6 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Peabody. This Kansas town does better than the Kansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 9.
| Peabody | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Peabody | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.3% | 77.6% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 86.5% | 84.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Peabody
About 1 of every 100 Peabody residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
6 places in Peabody on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Marion County, Kansas
Peabody is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 937. The city was named after F.H. Peabody of Boston, former vice-president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Peabody is well known in the region for its Independence Day Celebration on July 4, and its historic 1880s downtown main street. It is located between Newton and Florence along U.S. Route 50 highway.
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Peabody has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
