Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Stafford Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for walkability and history; the weakest is a D for incomes. 31% of residents are 65 or older in Stafford Township, where Kansas’ towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 18%. On incomes, just 12 of Kansas’ 373 towns do worse. Only 35 of Kansas’ 373 towns score higher on history. Stafford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Stafford Township beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Stafford Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 640 in 1890, a peak of 2,011 in 1940, 959 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 3 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stafford 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Stafford Township.
Its public schools are run by the Stafford school district. Public school enrollment in Stafford Township: 249 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 133 | B |
| Stafford Middle School/High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 116 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Half the trips to work are shorter than 30 miles. 14% of Stafford Township residents live below the poverty line. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Stafford Township dropped by 56, to 284. Its mean commuting time stands at 15 minutes.
| Stafford Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $44,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 20% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Summer afternoons peak near 92° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 18 inches a winter. The seasons in Stafford Township: chilly winters, hot summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The FEMA risk score for Stafford Township comes to 67 of 100. FEMA puts 29% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 16% to cold waves. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2007.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
29% of adults feel lonely in Stafford Township. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Stafford Township. This Kansas town does better than the Kansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 10.
| Stafford Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Stafford Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.9% | 77.6% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.6% | 84.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.8% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Walkers can cover 0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 3 acres in Stafford Township.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stafford Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Stafford Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Stafford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Stafford County, Kansas
Stafford is a city in Stafford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 959. It is located along Highway 50.
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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+.