What is the #1 best cities for families in kansas?

#	City	Population	Family Score
1	Mission	9,928	88.20
2	Merriam	11,036	87.80
3	Lawrence	95,459	86.20
4	Wamego	4,205	80.80
5	Roeland Park	6,800	79.10
6	Westwood	1,851	77.90
7	Leavenworth	37,176	77.10
8	Wichita	396,488	72.90
9	Paola	5,757	72.90
10	Topeka	126,103	72.70
11	Salina	46,432	72.30
12	Hiawatha	3,223	71.50
13	Ellis	2,145	71.10
14	Larned	3,328	70.00
15	Kansas City	154,776	69.20
16	Hays	21,078	68.80
17	Overland Park	197,199	68.40
18	Grandview Plaza	1,801	66.50
19	Emporia	24,098	66.10
20	Parsons	9,482	66.10
21	Hutchinson	39,837	65.90
22	Junction City	22,431	65.70
23	Garden City	27,781	65.30
24	Osawatomie	4,244	65.30
25	Colby	5,389	63.80
26	Concordia	5,067	63.60
27	Oberlin	1,763	63.60
28	Newton	18,443	63.20
29	Pittsburg	20,606	62.40
30	Coffeyville	8,752	62.20
31	Prairie Village	22,937	61.80
32	Lenexa	57,986	61.60
33	Bonner Springs	7,735	61.00
34	Shawnee	68,175	60.90
35	Herington	2,105	60.70
36	Independence	8,469	60.70
37	Elwood	1,169	59.10
38	Girard	2,706	59.10
39	Fredonia	2,113	58.90
40	Wellsville	2,003	58.70
41	Arma	1,131	57.80
42	Sabetha	2,326	57.60
43	Winfield	11,731	57.60
44	Pratt	6,559	57.20
45	Caldwell	1,091	56.80
46	Louisburg	5,034	56.80
47	Arkansas City	11,909	56.20
48	WaKeeney	1,838	56.00
49	Great Bend	14,596	56.00
50	Fort Scott	7,551	56.00
51	Goodland	3,878	55.80
52	Marysville	3,423	55.80
53	Abilene	6,449	55.40
54	Sedgwick	1,702	55.00
55	Wakefield	1,031	54.80
56	Olathe	143,720	54.80
57	McPherson	13,956	54.70
58	Augusta	9,252	54.70
59	Iola	5,368	54.70
60	Conway Springs	1,597	54.50
61	Chanute	8,629	54.30
62	Council Grove	2,487	54.10
63	Scott City	3,955	54.10
64	Fairway	4,177	54.10
65	Haven	1,394	54.10
66	Anthony	2,228	53.90
67	Spring Hill	8,691	53.50
68	Maize	5,990	53.50
69	Osborne	1,496	53.10
70	Liberal	19,107	53.10
71	Osage City	2,837	53.10
72	Edwardsville	4,721	53.10
73	Tonganoxie	5,693	52.90
74	Oakley	2,049	52.70
75	Norton	2,704	52.70
76	Wellington	7,643	52.30
77	Plainville	1,766	52.30
78	Kingman	3,003	52.30
79	Erie	1,318	51.70
80	Ottawa	12,632	51.70
81	Russell	4,258	50.60
82	Basehor	7,229	50.60
83	Belleville	2,036	50.60
84	El Dorado	12,882	50.60
85	Hoxie	1,191	50.40
86	Cherryvale	2,125	50.00
87	Galena	2,752	49.80
88	Columbus	2,902	49.60
89	Holton	3,384	49.60
90	Hesston	3,747	49.40
91	Dodge City	27,652	49.00
92	Hillsboro	2,716	48.80
93	Gardner	24,020	48.60
94	Burlington	2,615	48.30
95	Elkhart	1,732	47.90
96	Marion	2,010	47.90
97	Lansing	11,229	47.50
98	Baldwin City	4,881	46.90
99	Haysville	11,117	46.50
100	Horton	1,708	46.30
101	Stockton	1,521	46.30
102	Meade	1,274	46.10
103	Ellinwood	2,117	45.90
104	Pleasanton	1,434	45.70
105	Park City	7,726	45.30
106	St. Francis	1,268	45.00
107	Baxter Springs	3,863	44.80
108	Colwich	1,616	44.60
109	Cheney	2,386	44.40
110	La Cygne	1,368	44.40
111	Goddard	5,361	44.20
112	Sterling	2,396	44.20
113	Halstead	2,435	44.20
114	Caney	1,450	44.00
115	Moundridge	1,654	43.80
116	Valley Center	8,937	43.20
117	Chapman	1,244	43.20
118	Rose Hill	4,353	43.20
119	Lindsborg	3,773	43.20
120	Lyons	3,562	43.00
121	Valley Falls	1,305	43.00
122	Bel Aire	8,654	43.00
123	Andover	15,508	42.80
124	Mulvane	5,829	42.40
125	North Newton	2,150	42.20
126	Highland	1,047	42.10
127	Seneca	2,139	42.10
128	St. George	1,115	41.30
129	Garnett	3,200	40.70
130	Leawood	33,844	40.30
131	Beloit	3,141	40.10
132	Mission Hills	3,556	39.90
133	Derby	25,801	39.30
134	Clay Center	4,148	39.30
135	Eudora	6,036	38.80
136	Minneapolis	2,101	37.80
137	Atchison	10,795	37.60
138	Smith Center	1,585	37.40
139	Hugoton	4,065	37.20
140	Hill City	1,536	37.00
141	Belle Plaine	1,486	37.00
142	Neodesha	2,311	37.00
143	Carbondale	1,361	35.50
144	Clearwater	2,536	35.30
145	Garden Plain	1,055	35.10
146	Yates Center	1,381	33.50
147	Perry	1,085	32.60
148	Kechi	2,935	32.60
149	Lyndon	1,184	32.00
150	Frontenac	3,381	31.60
151	Medicine Lodge	1,518	31.40
152	Spearville	1,054	31.40
153	Americus	1,147	31.20
154	Ellsworth	3,098	31.00
155	Atwood	1,388	31.00
156	Rossville	1,183	30.80
157	Andale	1,259	29.80
158	Oskaloosa	1,172	29.50
159	Hoisington	2,660	29.30
160	South Hutchinson	2,826	29.30
161	Ulysses	5,812	28.90
162	Overbrook	1,015	28.50
163	Humboldt	1,956	28.50
164	Buhler	1,311	27.50
165	Sedan	1,066	27.50
166	St. John	1,247	27.10
167	Oswego	1,770	26.70
168	Holcomb	2,582	26.70
169	St. Marys	2,795	26.20
170	Wathena	1,463	26.00
171	Inman	1,425	25.60
172	Auburn	1,185	25.60
173	Peabody	1,152	25.20

Methodology

Cities in Kansas are ranked by family score. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from Multiple Sources. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 best cities for families in kansas?: Mission ranks #1 with 88.20 (family score).
What are the top 5 best cities for families in kansas?: 1. Mission (88.20), 2. Merriam (87.80), 3. Lawrence (86.20), 4. Wamego (80.80), 5. Roeland Park (79.10)
How many cities in Kansas are ranked?: This ranking includes 173 cities in Kansas with available data.

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