SawyerKS
Population 87: a town founded in 1886.
Is Sawyer a good place to live?
2.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Sawyer, against 29% in Kansas’ towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only one of the 152 Kansas towns we compare has a lower middle household income than Sawyer. Sawyer City Jail is on the National Register of Historic Places. Sawyer has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
87 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sawyer: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sawyer, 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 Sawyer.
Zillow puts the typical Sawyer home at about $148K
Values rose 11% in the 12 months to September 2026. Sawyer’s median rent is $813 a month. Also worth knowing: among households here, 74% own their home.
| Sawyer | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $813 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 72% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Sawyer has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from drought
Sawyer’s FEMA risk score stands at 72 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 38% come from drought and 21% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Sawyer, expect four seasons and hot summers
In July, afternoons reach 93°; in January, nights fall to 21°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Sawyer is
Among 151 Kansas towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Sawyer. Of 32 CDC measures, Sawyer beats the Kansas average on 6 and trails it on 3. For adults here, the share who have high blood pressure is 39%.
| Sawyer | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 77% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Sawyer | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.2% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Sawyer
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sawyer
About 0 of every 100 Sawyer residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Sawyer
City in Pratt County, Kansas
Sawyer is a city in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 89.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,906 ft
- ZIP code
- 67134
- Area code
- 620
Questions about Sawyer
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sawyer, KS a good place to live?
Sawyer has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.