Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,320, settled in 1874.
Rose Hill is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 24th of 150 graded towns in Kansas, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $102K. It also does better than most on health: residents are healthier than 83% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $272K, 3.8 years of the Wichita metro’s $71K median household income. 30% of residents are under 18 in Rose Hill, where Kansas’ towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 22%. On history, just 31 of Kansas’ 373 towns do worse.
Where Rose Hill’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 Rose Hill is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 273 in 1960, 4,185 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1992 and 3 maps from 1955 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rose Hill, 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 Rose Hill.
Rose Hill fares better on crime within Kansas than nationally and has less tooth loss than most of Kansas, but it has commutes longer than most of Kansas.
Its widest gap with Kansas is tooth loss: 4.9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 11.3% statewide.
19% of Rose Hill adults get no exercise outside work. Rose Hill beats the Kansas average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 11% of Rose Hill adults report frequent physical distress.
| Rose Hill | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Rose Hill | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.9% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.2% | 13% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The average commute for its 1,875 working residents takes 27 minutes, against 19.7 across Kansas. Jobs based here grew from 811 in 2013 to 1,137.
1% of residents live below the poverty line in Rose Hill. Since 2013, Rose Hill has added 326 jobs, to 1,137 in 2023. The average trip to work in Rose Hill is 27 minutes.
| Rose Hill | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1% | 9.2% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.3% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rose Hill has chilly winters and warm summers. Rose Hill’s July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Rose Hill has grown 3.2% since 2020, to 4,320 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 41% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Kansas.
| Rose Hill | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.6 years | 38.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 17% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Rose Hill | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.6% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.6% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.8% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.2% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.3% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.4% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.4% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.9% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.1% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.6% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,300, single groups can be off by several points
At 14.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 81% of Kansas’s graded towns. Reported crimes rose from 31 to 56 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Rose Hill home is worth about $272,000, about the same as a year ago, 10% above the Kansas typical home.
| Rose Hill | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,027 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.8 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Rose Hill | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. School Street Pond | 0.5 mi | 17 |
| 2. Shorty Cox Park | — | 19 |
| 3. Bates Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Rose Hill since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rose Hill. Close and well known come first.
9 mi MuseumKansas Aviation Museum
18 mi Zoo & aquariumSedgwick County Zoo
14 mi MuseumExploration Place24 mi Zoo & aquariumTanganyika Wildlife Park
15 mi MuseumWichita Art Museum
13 mi MuseumGreat Plains Transportation MuseumKansas Aviation Museum: David G. Keith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sedgwick County Zoo: Patrick Pelletier, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Exploration Place: 04stx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wichita Art Museum: FUBAR007, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great Plains Transportation Museum: Atsf3768 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
5 within 15 miles of the center of Rose Hill
About 5 of every 100 Rose Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
2 towns share a border with Rose Hill.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Hill | #24 | A− | B | B | B | A− |
| Pleasant Township | #67 | B | C+ | — | B− | A− |
| Richland Township | #58 | B | B− | — | B− | B+ |
Pleasant Township and Richland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Rose Hill with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Rose Hill grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #24 of 150 in Kansas. It grades A− for health, B for safety and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
