The Town Files

The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Kansas

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 67 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Kansas. #1 is Roeland Park, KS.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Kansas1. Roeland Park100th pct2. Mission99th pct3. Fairway99th pct4. Mission Hills98th pct5. Coffeyville94th pct6. Bonner Springs92nd pct7. Paola92nd pct8. Independence90th pct9. Abilene90th pct10. Baxter Springs90th pct11. Valley Center88th pct12. Fort Scott87th pct13. Osage City86th pct14. Parsons84th pct15. Kingman84th pct16. Augusta83rd pct17. Clay Center83rd pct18. Pratt82nd pct19. Concordia82nd pct20. Galena82nd pct21. Chanute81st pct22. Iola81st pct23. Holton80th pct24. Lindsborg79th pct25. Goodland77th pct
  1. 25Goodland, Kansas

    More walkable than 77% of Kansas towns

    4,465 people · Sherman County · median home $112,700 · income $52,258 · Jan low 17°F · 30 in snow

  2. 24Lindsborg, Kansas

    More walkable than 79% of Kansas towns

    3,776 people · McPherson County · median home $188,000 · income $81,250 · Jan low 19°F · 14 in snow

  3. 23Holton, Kansas

    More walkable than 80% of Kansas towns

    3,401 people · Jackson County · median home $142,800 · income $52,532 · Jan low 15°F · 13 in snow

  4. 22Iola, Kansas

    More walkable than 81% of Kansas towns

    5,396 people · Allen County · median home $78,300 · income $54,221 · Jan low 20°F · 7 in snow

  5. 21Chanute, Kansas

    More walkable than 81% of Kansas towns

    8,722 people · Neosho County · median home $78,000 · income $50,882 · Jan low 23°F · 10 in snow

  6. 20Galena, Kansas

    More walkable than 82% of Kansas towns

    2,761 people · Cherokee County · median home $78,500 · income $49,006 · Jan low 25°F · 8 in snow

  7. 19Concordia, Kansas

    More walkable than 82% of Kansas towns

    5,111 people · Cloud County · median home $102,600 · income $51,138 · Jan low 19°F · 19 in snow

  8. 18Pratt, Kansas

    More walkable than 82% of Kansas towns

    6,603 people · Pratt County · median home $107,500 · income $63,819 · Jan low 19°F · 15 in snow

  9. 17Clay Center, Kansas

    More walkable than 83% of Kansas towns

    4,199 people · Clay County · median home $143,600 · income $62,695 · Jan low 18°F · 11 in snow

  10. 16Augusta, Kansas

    More walkable than 83% of Kansas towns

    9,256 people · Butler County · median home $175,500 · income $64,919 · Jan low 20°F · 9 in snow

  11. 15Kingman, Kansas

    More walkable than 84% of Kansas towns

    3,105 people · Kingman County · median home $73,800 · income $48,750 · Jan low 19°F · 9 in snow

  12. 14Parsons, Kansas

    More walkable than 84% of Kansas towns

    9,600 people · Labette County · median home $71,700 · income $52,428 · Jan low 22°F · 7 in snow

  13. 13Osage City, Kansas

    More walkable than 86% of Kansas towns

    2,861 people · Osage County · median home $155,800 · income $71,191 · Jan low 18°F · 10 in snow

  14. 12Fort Scott, Kansas

    More walkable than 87% of Kansas towns

    7,552 people · Bourbon County · median home $100,500 · income $52,159 · Jan low 22°F · 8 in snow

  15. 11Valley Center, Kansas

    More walkable than 88% of Kansas towns

    7,340 people · Sedgwick County · median home $227,700 · income $77,020 · Jan low 23°F · 11 in snow

  16. 10Baxter Springs, Kansas

    More walkable than 90% of Kansas towns

    3,888 people · Cherokee County · median home $92,900 · income $51,404 · Jan low 23°F · 7 in snow

  17. 9Abilene, Kansas

    More walkable than 90% of Kansas towns

    6,460 people · Dickinson County · median home $131,500 · income $57,924 · Jan low 22°F · 12 in snow

  18. 8Independence, Kansas

    More walkable than 90% of Kansas towns

    8,548 people · Montgomery County · median home $88,800 · income $51,069 · Jan low 23°F · 7 in snow

  19. 7Paola, Kansas

    More walkable than 92% of Kansas towns

    5,768 people · Miami County · median home $210,800 · income $74,662 · Jan low 19°F · 8 in snow

  20. 6Bonner Springs, Kansas

    More walkable than 92% of Kansas towns

    7,837 people · Wyandotte County · median home $247,200 · income $83,218 · Jan low 18°F · 17 in snow

  21. 5Coffeyville, Kansas

    More walkable than 94% of Kansas towns

    8,826 people · Montgomery County · median home $60,800 · income $45,670 · Jan low 23°F · 8 in snow

  22. 4Mission Hills, Kansas

    More walkable than 98% of Kansas towns

    3,594 people · Johnson County · median home $1,237,800 · income $250,001 · Jan low 22°F · 11 in snow

  23. 3Fairway, Kansas

    More walkable than 99% of Kansas towns

    4,170 people · Johnson County · median home $618,000 · income $152,574 · Jan low 22°F · 11 in snow

  24. 2Mission, Kansas

    More walkable than 99% of Kansas towns

    9,954 people · Johnson County · median home $289,100 · income $75,534 · Jan low 22°F · 11 in snow

  25. 1Roeland Park, Kansas

    More walkable than 100% of Kansas towns

    6,871 people · Johnson County · median home $276,200 · income $88,774 · Jan low 22°F · 11 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Kansas towns0255075100$54K$195K$336K$477K$618KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 25 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Kansas.

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Methodology. We ranked 67 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Kansas (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: