Sarcoxie TownshipKS
A town of 1,000, settled in 1889.
Is Sarcoxie Township a good place to live?
Sarcoxie Township’s best subject grades are an A− for incomes and a B+ for health; its weakest is a D for walkability. 55% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Sarcoxie Township, above both Kansas’ towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Only 24 of Kansas’ 372 towns score lower on walkability. Sarcoxie Township's schools rank behind 91% of the state's. Sunnyside School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Sarcoxie Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,000 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Sarcoxie Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Sarcoxie Township is from typical.
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Moving to Sarcoxie Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sarcoxie 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 Sarcoxie Township.
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Sarcoxie Township than in most of Kansas or the rest of the country
0.8% of Sarcoxie Township working residents work locally, below both the Kansas town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in Sarcoxie Township grew to 90 in 2023, 64 more than in 2013. Sarcoxie Township’s median household income is $121,000.
| Sarcoxie Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $121,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sarcoxie Township is healthier than 68% of U.S. towns
Sarcoxie Township beats the Kansas average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 28% of adults have high blood pressure in Sarcoxie Township. Of the 151 Kansas towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Sarcoxie Township.
| Sarcoxie Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Sarcoxie Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.6% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5% | 6.4% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 9.4% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Sarcoxie Township has four seasons and hot summers
Sarcoxie Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Sarcoxie Township is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Sarcoxie Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sarcoxie Township has set aside 3.2% of its land for conservation
1.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is McColl Nature Reserve, at 77 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McColl Nature Reserve | 0.4 mi | 77 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Arrowhead Stadium and 40 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sarcoxie Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
40 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
40 mi Theme parkWorlds of Fun
35 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
35 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Center
22 mi Stadium & arenaSporting ParkPhoto credits
Arrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · Worlds of Fun: Tkexb173 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CPKC Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · T-Mobile Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sporting Park: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Sarcoxie Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Sarcoxie Township
About 6 of every 100 Sarcoxie Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas.
99% of working residents leave Sarcoxie Township for work
Where Sarcoxie Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sarcoxie Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Sarcoxie Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 986.
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- Area
- 31 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,014 ft
Questions about Sarcoxie Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sarcoxie 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−.