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Ten Mile TownshipKS

A town of 1,611.

Is Ten Mile Township a good place to live?

Ten Mile Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for schools and an A− for health; its weakest is a D for cost of living. 56% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Ten Mile Township, above both the Kansas town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only 4 of Kansas’ 373 towns score lower on cost of living. Only 29 of Kansas’ 373 towns score lower on the outdoors. Ten Mile Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Ten Mile Township stand out

Where Ten Mile Township beats most towns.

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Ten Mile Township for work

Where Ten Mile Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

18% → Olathe Olathe 18% 16% → Overland Park Overland Park 16% 7% → Lenexa Lenexa 7% 7% → Spring Hill Spring Hill 7% 6% → Kansas City Kansas City 6% 5% → Topeka Topeka 5% Ten Mile Township · 1% stay
207jobs based in Ten Mile Township
1%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Ten Mile Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Ten Mile Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Ten Mile Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Ten Mile Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerEvergy13.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMiami Co RWD 2No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers84% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Ten Mile Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsLouisburg Unified School District 416Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMiami County ClerkMiami County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes66013, 66071, 66083, 6605366013 37% · 66071 31% · 66083 17% · 66053 15%Census 2020

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 Ten Mile Township.

HealthA−

On CDC estimates, Ten Mile Township is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns

CDC measures, 32 in all: Ten Mile Township beats Kansas on 12 and trails on 1. Ten Mile Township: 34% of adults have obesity. In Ten Mile Township, 28% of adults feel lonely, below both Kansas’ towns (31%) and U.S. towns (33%). Among adults locally, 31% sleep under 7 hours and 15% report frequent mental distress.

83%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
Ten Mile TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%31%33%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)31%35%36%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%17%17%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)11%13%14%
32 measures vs. Kansas
12 better19 too close to call1 worse
What stands outTen Mile TownshipKS
Fewer adults facing food insecurity8.1%13%
Fewer uninsured adults6.4%9.9%
More adults who have had cancer9.6%8.1%
Miami County Medical Center
9.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+

Ten Mile Township stands out in Kansas and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally

Only 6 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a higher typical household income than Ten Mile Township. For Ten Mile Township, the average commute is 28 minutes. Half commute less than 17 miles. The share of residents in Ten Mile Township who live below the poverty line: 13%.

1%work in town
Ten Mile TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Median household income$122,000$73,000$80,000
Average trip to work28 minutes20 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town1%15%8%
Below the poverty line13%9.1%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Ten Mile Township1%
Olathe18%
Overland Park16%
Lenexa7%
Spring Hill7%
17 mi
median commute distance
207
jobs based in Ten Mile Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers: that is Ten Mile Township’s year

July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 21° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.

14″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–42°
Spring44–65°
Summer66–86°
Fall46–67°
Oct 31
typical first frost
Apr 9
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−

Ten Mile Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 39% of Ten Mile Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to tornadoes.

45risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
45Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsD−

0% of Ten Mile Township is conserved land

1.2 miles of trail.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 29,958 acres
1.2 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Nearby attractions

Arrowhead Stadium and 34 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ten Mile Township. Close and well known come first.

All 46 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Arrowhead 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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ten Mile Township

17pages on Ten Mile Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Ten Mile Township

About Ten Mile Township

Township in Miami County, Kansas, U.S.

Ten Mile Township is a township in Miami County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,543.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Ten Mile Township’s neighbors

4 towns share a border with Ten Mile Township.

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How the neighbors grade
TownKS rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Ten Mile Township——D—A+A−
Marysville Township——C+—A−A−
Wea Township——D—A+A−
Middle Creek Township——B−—AB+
Aubry Township#2A+B−—A+A

Ten Mile Township, Marysville Township, Wea Township and Middle Creek Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Ten Mile Township, Marysville Township, Wea Township, Middle Creek Township and Aubry Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Ten Mile Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Ten Mile Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Ten Mile Township, KS expensive?

Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.