2019 Best Places to Live in Riley CountyAbout this List

Manhattan

• Town in Kansas
• 282

Current Resident: Little apple! I love it. It has very friendly people who help foreigners!
Manhattan is a city in Kansas, on the Kansas and Big Blue rivers. The Flint Hills Discovery Center offers multimedia exhibits on the region’s prairie ecosystem. Sunset Zoo has cheetahs, leopards and anteaters, plus a butterfly garden. Just north of the city, Tuttle Creek State Park encompasses Tuttle Creek Reservoir, horse trails and a shooting range. South, trails run through Konza Prairie, home to bison.
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• A+

• A

• 55,427 Population

Grant Township

• Town in Kansas
• 5

Niche User: The people and the atmosphere of this college town are great!
Read 5 Reviews

• A+

• B+

• 1,076 Population

Wildcat Township

• Town in Kansas
• 19

Niche User: There's been a few incidents here and there, but crime is pretty much non-existent.
Read 19 Reviews

• A

• B

• 1,013 Population

Manhattan Township

• Town in Kansas
• 17

Niche User: Manhattan is fantastic and I've loved living here for most of my life. The people are very friendly and kind, and there is a great energy to the place. Compared to everywhere else I've been I must say this is one of my favorite places in the world. Nothing beats looking out at a sunset over the flint hills! Manhattan continues to expand and I see great things happening in the future!
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• A

• A

• 2,242 Population

Zeandale Township

• Town in Kansas

• A-

• A

• 466 Population

Sherman Township

• Town in Kansas

• A-

• B

• 706 Population

Jackson Township

• Town in Kansas

• B+

• B

• 342 Population

Ogden Township

• Town in Kansas

• B+

• A

• 2,282 Population

Ashland Township

• Town in Kansas

• B+

• A

• 130 Population

Swede Creek Township

• Town in Kansas

• B+

• B

• 167 Population

Randolph

• Town in Kansas

• B+

• B

• 150 Population

Riley

• Town in Kansas
• 1

Current Resident: Its quiet and peaceful. Seems everyone has a dog, and everyone is ok with that. People are friendly and wave. The schools are great. it seems to be mixed age groups throughout.
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• B+

• B

• 1,223 Population

Ogden

• Town in Kansas
• 1

Current Resident: I would like to see the street to be fixed. I love the quite neighborhood. Teachers at the school are very nice and friendly. There are a lot of kids events at the community center.
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• B

• A

• 1,976 Population

Leonardville

• Town in Kansas

• B

• B

• 451 Population

Bala Township

• Town in Kansas

• B

• B

• 668 Population

Madison Township

• Town in Kansas
• 6

• B-

• B

• 10,933 Population

May Day Township

• Town in Kansas

• C

• B

• 105 Population