A town of 2,471, settled in 1854. A regional job hub with 2,075 jobs.
The 3 things Sabetha does most differently from other towns.
Where Sabetha’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Sabetha. Another town gets a different order.
42% of Sabetha’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Seneca (7%), Berwick (7%) and Hiawatha (3%). Half commute less than 3 miles.
The public schools Sabetha’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of Kansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabetha Elementary School | PK–5 | 401 | A |
| Sabetha Middle School | 6–8 | 173 | B |
| Sabetha High School | 9–12 | 217 | B− |
Sabetha has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The typical Sabetha home is worth about $207,000, up 11.8% in a year, 17% below the Kansas typical home.
Sabetha's reported crime rate is well below Kansas's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2022.
Sabetha beats the Kansas average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| What stands out | Sabetha | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.4% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.6% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.1% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 44% of U.S. communities.
0.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Splash Park | — | 5 |
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
7 notable people were born in Sabetha.
City in Brown and Nemaha Counties of Kansas
Sabetha is a city in Brown and Nemaha counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,545.
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4 towns share a border with Sabetha.