Reno TownshipKS
A town of 4,360.
Is Reno Township a good place to live?
Reno Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $153K, 2.5 years of the Hutchinson area’s $61K median household income. It grades C overall, 104th among Kansas's 150 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On civic life, just 19 of Kansas’ 362 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Fun Valley Sports Complex, at 130 acres. Only 2 of the 149 Kansas towns we compare have a lower median rent than Reno Township.
How Reno Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Reno Township is from typical.
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Moving to Reno Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Reno 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 Reno Township.
Reno Township stands out in Kansas and nationally, with more of its adults who have obesity
46% of Reno Township adults have obesity, above both the Kansas town median (37%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 14% of Reno Township adults have diabetes. Reno Township beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18.
| Reno Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Reno Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.2% | 11.3% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 17.7% | 13% |
| More smokers | 18.8% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reno Township’s public schools trail 65% of Kansas districts
Its public schools are run by the Nickerson school district. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hutchinson ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 326 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
In Reno Township, expect four seasons and hot summers
Reno Township has chilly winters and hot summers. Reno Township’s July high is 93°F, where Kansas’ towns sit at 91°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reno Township has set aside 0.3% of its land for conservation
5.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Reno Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 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. Fun Valley Sports Complex | — | 130 |
| 2. Carey Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About half of Reno Township’s working residents commute to Hutchinson
Most working residents leave Reno Township for work: only 10% work in town. Reno Township’s average trip to work is 16 minutes. Since 2013, Reno Township has lost 137 jobs, to 2,299 in 2023.
| Reno Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.6% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Tornadoes leads a low hazard risk in Reno Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 2007, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Reno Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Reno Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Reno Township
About 3 of every 100 Reno Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Reno Township
Township in Reno County, Kansas, U.S.
Reno Township is a township in Reno County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,331.
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Reno Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Reno Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reno Township | #104 | C | B | — | C+ | C− |
| Hutchinson | #145 | D | B | C− | C | C |
| Grant Township | — | — | C | — | C+ | C+ |
| Yoder Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salt Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clay Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C |
| Medora Township | — | — | C− | — | A− | B− |
Grant Township, Clay Township and Medora Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Reno Township, Grant Township, Clay Township and Medora Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Yoder Township, Lincoln Township and Salt Creek Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Reno Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Reno Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Reno Township, KS a good place to live?
Reno Township grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #104 of 150 in Kansas. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Reno 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 B.