YaleKS
The town was settled in 1892 and has 60 residents today.
Is Yale a good place to live?
Among 152 Kansas towns, just one has a higher share of households owning their home than Yale. Yale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
60 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Yale: who provides what
Yale is unincorporated, so Crawford County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Yale.
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NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Yale, mostly inland flooding
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Yale than in 62% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 41% come from inland flooding and 25% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Yale than in most of Kansas or the rest of the country
Against the Kansas average, Yale comes out ahead on 9 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 4. Among adults here, 21% have been diagnosed with depression, below both the Kansas town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (23%). The share of adults in Yale who have diabetes: 13%. Only 7 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Yale.
| Yale | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 77% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Yale | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 13% |
| More adults with arthritis | 33.5% | 25.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Yale
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Yale
About 13 of every 100 Yale residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Yale
Unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas
Yale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 81. It is located northeast of Frontenac at the intersection of E 600th Ave and S 250th St, approximately one mile west of the Missouri state border. The community is home to the Chicken Mary's and Chicken Annie's restaurants.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 958 ft
Questions about Yale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Yale, KS a good place to live?
Yale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.