Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,574, settled in 1860. Public schools that outperform most of Kansas.
Towanda Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $164K, 2.3 years of the Wichita metro’s $71K median household income. It grades B− overall, 82nd of 150 graded towns in Kansas. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 71% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On the plus side, its schools outperform 77% of the state's. On the outdoors, just 35 of Kansas’ 373 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. 28% of residents are under 18 in Towanda Township, where Kansas’ towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 22%.
Where Towanda Township beats most towns.
Where Towanda Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Towanda Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 53 in 1880, a low of 53 in 1880, 1,447 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 5 maps from 1888 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Towanda 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 Towanda Township.
Towanda Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has little public open land.
That grade comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $164K.
The largest public high school is Circle High, with 604 students. Its two schools are below. Public schools: the Circle school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circle Towanda ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 278 | B− |
| Circle HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 604 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
The top destinations are Wichita (42%), El Dorado (10%) and Towanda (5%). Since 2013, Towanda Township has added 95 jobs, to 592 in 2023. 5.3% of working residents work locally here. For half of commuters, work is under 18 miles away.
| Towanda Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Towanda Township has had 2 paid flood insurance claims since 2025. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 34% come from inland flooding and 22% from tornadoes. Federal aid has come to Towanda Township households in 7 declared disasters; the latest was in 2019.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The midsummer high in Towanda Township is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Kansas has 36% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 26%. Among residents in Towanda Township, 16% are 65 or older. The town’s midpoint age stands at 39.1 years.
| Towanda Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 30% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.1 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Towanda Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.6% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.1% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.7% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.9% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.2% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.4% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 27% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.1% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.1% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
Just 0 of its 22,914 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Towanda Township itself; its outdoors grade is D−.
1.9 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 10,341 U.S. towns with household incomes like Towanda Township’s, it is healthier than 65%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
In Towanda Township, 40% of adults have obesity. Two figures for adults here: 37% sleep under 7 hours, 36% have high blood pressure.
| Towanda Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Towanda Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with arthritis | 28.4% | 25.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Towanda Township. Close and well known come first.
23 mi Zoo & aquariumSedgwick County Zoo
21 mi MuseumExploration Place
18 mi MuseumKansas Aviation Museum32 mi Zoo & aquariumTanganyika Wildlife Park
21 mi MuseumWichita Art Museum
20 mi MuseumGreat Plains Transportation MuseumSedgwick County Zoo: Patrick Pelletier, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Exploration Place: 04stx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kansas Aviation Museum: David G. Keith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wichita Art Museum: FUBAR007, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great Plains Transportation Museum: Atsf3768 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Towanda Township
About 5 of every 100 Towanda Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
City in Butler County, Kansas
Towanda is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,447.
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4 towns share a border with Towanda Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towanda Township | #82 | B− | B | — | A− | B− |
| El Dorado Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benton Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B |
| Augusta Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | B− |
| Fairview Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Benton Township and Augusta Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Towanda Township, Benton Township and Augusta Township report no FBI crime data of their own. El Dorado Township and Fairview Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Towanda Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Towanda Township grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #82 of 150 in Kansas. It grades B− for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
