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The town was settled in 1854 and has 2,474 residents today.
Sabetha’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and schools and an A− for civic life. 42% of working residents work locally in Sabetha, where Kansas’ towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 8%. Of the 152 Kansas towns we compare, none has a lower peak summer temperature than Sabetha. Sabetha is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. US Post Office-Sabetha is on the National Register of Historic Places. Sabetha has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Sabetha beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Sabetha Elementary School | PK–5 | 401 |
| Sabetha Middle School | 6–8 | 173 |
| Sabetha High School | 9–12 | 217 |
Where Sabetha’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 Sabetha is from typical.
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Census counts: 849 in 1880, 2,545 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1913 and 5 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sabetha, 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 Sabetha.
Half the trips to work are shorter than 3 miles. Employers in Sabetha added 203 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 2,075. The town’s average trip to work comes in at 10 minutes. The top destinations are Seneca (7%), Berwick Township (7%) and Hiawatha (3%).
| Sabetha | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 10 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. Its public schools are run by the Prairie Hills school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabetha Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 401 | A |
| Sabetha High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 217 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
34% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Sabetha. Adults 35 to 64 are 28% of residents (36% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide). Since 2020, Sabetha has lost 2.8% of its people, to 2,474 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Sabetha | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 36 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 24% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Sabetha | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.4% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.7% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.6% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.4% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.1% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.3% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 20% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.1% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.1% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
Values rose 9.9% in the 12 months to September 2026. The midpoint rent for Sabetha comes to $700 a month. Among households locally, 62% live in a home they own.
| Sabetha | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $700 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For Sabetha, the violent offense rate is 1.2 per 1,000 residents. Sabetha's reported crime rate is well below Kansas's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2022.
| Sabetha | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 3.2 per 1,000 residents | 16.9 | 14.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.9 |
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
In Sabetha, 20% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. The town does better than the Kansas average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 4. Also worth knowing: among 151 Kansas towns, just 7 have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Sabetha.
| Sabetha | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Sabetha | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.4% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.6% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected losses in Sabetha break down as 42% from inland flooding and 28% from tornadoes. One declared disaster, in 2007, has brought federal aid to Sabetha households. The risk rating from FEMA locally is 44 of 100.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.4 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 5 acres in Sabetha. The town’s density of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Sabetha | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Splash Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Sabetha; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Sabetha residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
7 notable people were born in Sabetha.
City in Brown and Nemaha Counties of Kansas
Sabetha is a city in Brown and Nemaha counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,545.
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4 towns share a border with Sabetha.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabetha | — | — | A | — | A | B |
| Rock Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morrill Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walnut Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Berwick Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sabetha has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Sabetha reports no FBI crime data of its own. Rock Creek Township, Morrill Township, Walnut Township and Berwick Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sabetha with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
7 notable people were born here, including Edwin Emery Slosson and Elton D. Aberle.