A town of 2,516, settled in 1873. Nearly 0% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Halstead does most differently from other towns.
Where Halstead’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
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Ordered by what stands out in Halstead. Another town gets a different order.
0.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverside Park | 0.3 mi | 13 |
| 2. Scout Park | — | 4 |
The median sale price was $130,000 in May 2026.
Halstead beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| What stands out | Halstead | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.7% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 6.7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 3.8% | 3.2% |
Most working residents leave Halstead for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Wichita (20%), Newton (13%) and Hutchinson (8%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
The public schools Halstead’s kids attend trail 69% of Kansas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halstead Middle School | 4–8 | 346 | C+ |
| Halstead High | 9–12 | 240 | B− |
Halstead has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Halstead's reported crime rate is well below Kansas's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2023.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
City in Harvey County, Kansas
Halstead is a city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. Halstead was named in honor of Murat Halstead, a respected Civil War correspondent and newspaper editor. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,179.
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2 towns share a border with Halstead.