Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
St. John’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and civic life; its weakest is a C− for schools. Of the 87 Kansas towns we compare, none has a lower violent crime rate than St. John. St. John has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where St. John beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far St. John is from typical.
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1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. John, 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 St. John.
The typical St. Typical home values rose 7.5% in the year to September 2026. St. John’s median rent is $806 a month, below both the Kansas town median ($975 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| St. John | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $806 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
About one in 5 of St. 20% of St. John working residents work locally, against 15% in Kansas’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in St. John fell to 382 in 2023, 24 fewer than in 2013.
| St. John | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 20% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
41% of adults have obesity in St. John. John beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 31% of adults get no exercise outside work in St. John.
| St. John | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | St. John | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.4% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The July high in St. John is 92°F. John has chilly winters and hot summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
St. John’s property crime rate is 1.7 per 1,000 residents. John's reported crime rate is well below Kansas's. Most reported incidents are property crimes.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
People 65 and older are 21% of residents (17% statewide). St. John has lost 2.4% of its people since 2020, down to 1,200 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Kansas.
| St. John | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.7 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.7 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| St. John | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.4% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.2% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.1% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.8% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.9% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.6% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.5% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.1% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.2% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.5% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. St John Park | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of St. John; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 St. John residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Stafford County, Kansas
St. John is a city in and the county seat of Stafford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,228.
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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.