Wano TownshipKS
A town of 1,737, settled in 1880. 3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Kansas town.
Is Wano Township a good place to live?
Wano Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A+ for civic life; its weakest is a D for incomes. 32% of residents are 65 or older in Wano Township, against 17% in Kansas’ towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Only 11 of Kansas’ 373 towns score lower on incomes. On civic life, just 1 of Kansas’ 362 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Saint Francis Wildlife Area, at 169 acres. Wano Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Wano Township stand out
Where Wano Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
How Wano Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Wano Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Wano Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wano 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wano Township.
On state tests, Wano Township’s schools beat 58% of Kansas districts
Its public schools are run by St Francis Community School. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 133 | A− |
| St Francis HighLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 164 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
More of Wano Township’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town
42% of adults have high blood pressure in Wano Township, where Kansas’ towns sit at 34% and U.S. towns at 35%. 15% of adults have diabetes in Wano Township. Wano Township beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| Wano Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wano Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.3% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Wano Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Wano Township, expect four seasons and hot summers
Wano Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Wano Township is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About two in five of Wano Township’s working residents commute to St. Francis
46% of Wano Township’s working residents work right in town. Wano Township’s median household income is $54,000. Among 152 Kansas towns, just 7 have a lower average trip to work than Wano Township.
| Wano Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 46% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 11 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wano Township has set aside 0.2% of its land for conservation
89 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Wano Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Saint Francis Wildlife Area | — | 169 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Wano Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wano Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Wano Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Wano Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Wano Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wano Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C− |
| Cleveland Run Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benkelman Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaqua Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bird City Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Voltaire Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wano Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Wano Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Cleveland Run Township, Orlando Township, Benkelman Township, Jaqua Township, Bird City Township and Voltaire Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wano Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Wano Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wano Township, KS a good place to live?
3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Kansas town.
Is Wano Township, KS expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $132,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.