Roscoe TownshipKS
A town of 117.
Is Roscoe Township a good place to live?
68% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Roscoe Township, against 29% in Kansas’ towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only one of the 152 Kansas towns we compare has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Roscoe Township. Roscoe Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
117 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Roscoe Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Roscoe 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 Roscoe Township.
Most of Roscoe Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
1.9% of Roscoe Township working residents work locally, where Kansas’ towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 8%. Since 2013, Roscoe Township has lost 26 jobs, to 19 in 2023. Half commute less than 21 miles. The top destinations are Hutchinson (22%), Wichita (19%) and Pretty Prairie (13%).
| Roscoe Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Roscoe Township, with inland flooding at the top
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Roscoe Township once, in 2007. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 28% come from inland flooding and 19% from tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Roscoe Township brings four seasons and hot summers
The typical July afternoon high in Roscoe Township is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Roscoe Township is
Among adults in Roscoe Township, 42% have obesity. The town does better than the Kansas average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 5. Only 9 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Roscoe Township.
| Roscoe Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Roscoe Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.2% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Roscoe Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Roscoe Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Roscoe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
98% of working residents leave Roscoe Township for work
Where Roscoe Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Roscoe Township
Township in Reno County, Kansas, U.S.
Roscoe Township is a township in Reno County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 132.
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Questions about Roscoe Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Roscoe Township, KS a good place to live?
Roscoe Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.