Martin B-57 117th facility - hutch, 1960
Valley Township’s story
159 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1960.
- 1867Valley Township is settled
Valley TownshipKS
A town of 848, settled in 1867.
6 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Hellbus · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
848
2025 Census estimate · +0.6% since 2020
Median home value
$139K
Census ACS
Household income
$66K
median
Median age
52.5
years
Jobs based here
119
A commuter town
Is Valley Township a good place to live?
Valley Township’s July high is 93°F, above both the Kansas town median (91°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Among 152 Kansas towns, just 9 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Valley Township. Valley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
848 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Haven TownshipLittle River TownshipBurrton TownshipLake TownshipClay TownshipYoder TownshipValley Township
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Valley Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Valley Township, and how to reach them.
PowerEvergy14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterReno Co RWD 4No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Valley Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHaven Public Schools Unified School District 312Buhler Unified School District 3132 districts serve Valley Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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.govWho runs elections hereReno County ClerkReno County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP codes67501, 6702067501 62% · 67020 37%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 Valley Township.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Village Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 12 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Work & commute
Most of Valley Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Valley Township for work: only 2% work in town. 4.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Valley Township, against 9.1% in Kansas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The average trip to work in Valley Township is 19 minutes.
2%work in town
| Valley Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Valley Township2%
Hutchinson38%
Wichita11%
Buhler6%
Haven5%
10 mi
median commute distance
119
jobs based in Valley Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Valley Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.
69risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Valley Township, expect four seasons and hot summers
Valley Township has chilly winters and hot summers. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 21° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
12″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–46°
Spring43–68°
Summer67–91°
Fall45–70°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Valley Township is
Valley Township beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 41% of Valley Township adults have obesity.
| Valley Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better21 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Valley Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 6.7% |
| More smokers | 17.7% | 14% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.9% | 6.4% |
Hutchinson Regional Medical Center
9.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 35,432 acres
9.7 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Valley Township
18pages on Valley Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Valley Township
About 9 of every 100 Valley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Valley Township for work
Where Valley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
119jobs based in Valley Township
2%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Valley Township
County in Kansas, United States
Reno County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Hutchinson. As of the 2020 census, the population was 61,898. The county is named for Jesse Reno, a general during the Civil War.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1867
- Area
- 1,271 sq mi
Questions about Valley Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Valley Township, KS a good place to live?
Valley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.