Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Spring Hill grades A− overall, 29th of 150 graded towns in Kansas, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 89% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $112K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 75% of Kansas towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $414K for a typical one and 5 times the Kansas City metro’s $83K median household income. Only 7 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a lower share of residents 65 or older than Spring Hill. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. Only 9 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a lower July high than Spring Hill.
Where Spring Hill beats most towns.
5,437 counted in 2010 and 7,952 in 2020; an estimated 10,777 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 35.3% since 2020, after 46.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Spring Hill is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 502 in 1880, 7,952 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1957 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring 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 Spring Hill.
Spring Hill fares better on crime within Kansas than nationally and has more 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Kansas; it also has little public open land.
The median property tax bill is $4,873, against $2,798 across Kansas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Spring Hill home is worth about $414,000, down 0.6% in a year, 68% above the Kansas typical home.
| Spring Hill | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 77% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,108 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Spring Hill school district. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 600 | A− |
| Spring Hill High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,121 | B |
| Wolf Creek Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 336 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Kansas is food insecurity: 7.9% of its 5,579 adults worry about having enough food, against 13% statewide.
10% of adults report frequent physical distress in Spring Hill, where Kansas’ towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%. 29% of adults feel lonely in Spring Hill. Spring Hill beats the Kansas average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Spring Hill | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 19% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Spring Hill | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 13% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.6% | 16.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The average commute for its 4,320 working residents takes 27 minutes, against 19.7 across Kansas. Jobs based here grew from 1,402 in 2013 to 2,389.
Most working residents leave Spring Hill for work: only 7% work in town. Spring Hill’s average trip to work is 27 minutes, against 20 minutes in Kansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Spring Hill grew to 2,389 in 2023, 987 more than in 2013.
| Spring Hill | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $112,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 17% | 8.7% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.7% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Spring Hill.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 12.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 86% of Kansas’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 15 reported in 2025, 1.4 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Spring Hill is 5.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Spring Hill | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.5 per 1,000 residents | 11.1 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Olathe 3e weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 34 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 87% of Kansas places with climate records. July afternoons average 88.1°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 96% of Kansas places with climate records; January nights average 20.6°.
Spring Hill has chilly winters and warm summers. About 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just 35 of its 6,415 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Spring Hill itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.0 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Park | — | 16 |
| 2. Spring Hill City Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Friendship Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spring Hill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
27 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
34 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
34 mi Theme parkWorlds of Fun
29 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
27 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile CenterArrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, 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
4 within 15 miles of the center of Spring Hill
About 5 of every 100 Spring Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Where Spring Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Kansas, United States
Spring Hill is a city in Johnson and Miami counties in the U.S. state of Kansas, and part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 7,952, and was estimated to be 9,689 in 2023.
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2 towns share a border with Spring Hill.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill | #29 | A− | C | B+ | A− | A |
| Spring Hill Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | A |
| Marysville Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | A− |
Spring Hill Township and Marysville Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Spring Hill Township and Marysville Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Spring Hill with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Spring Hill grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #29 of 150 in Kansas. It grades A for health, B+ for safety and A− 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 C.
2 notable people were born here, including Stephen J. Chamberlin and Curly Brown.
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