Water hardness in Kansas

Typical Kansas tap water
138mg/L
8.1gpg
Hard

Population-weighted middle value across 53 Kansas cities in the dataset

People with hard or very hard water
95%
Hardest
Bonner Springs 416
Softest
Emporia 76

We have hardness numbers for 48 Kansas cities; 1 of them are county estimates rather than utility figures. Each city page adds the water system's EPA violation record and a softener size for a typical household.

Every Kansas city on the hardness scale
SoftModerately hardHardVery hard060120180240300360+Wichita: 138 mg/LOverland Park: 135 mg/LKansas City: 303 mg/LOlathe: 140 mg/LTopeka: 145 mg/LLawrence: 142 mg/LShawnee: 135 mg/LLenexa: 135 mg/LManhattan: 103 mg/LSalina: 330 mg/LLeavenworth: 128 mg/LLeawood: 135 mg/LGarden City: 375 mg/LDerby: 133 mg/LGardner: 135 mg/LEmporia: 76 mg/LPrairie Village: 135 mg/LJunction City: 168 mg/LHays: 171 mg/LPittsburg: 131 mg/LLiberal: 234 mg/LNewton: 260 mg/LGreat Bend: 395 mg/LMcPherson: 363 mg/LOttawa: 144 mg/LEl Dorado: 117 mg/LArkansas City: 206 mg/LWinfield: 136 mg/LMerriam: 135 mg/LHaysville: 225 mg/LAtchison: 294 mg/LSpring Hill: 135 mg/LMission: 135 mg/LPark City: 138 mg/LParsons: 129 mg/LAugusta: 120 mg/LFort Riley: 140 mg/LCoffeyville: 180 mg/LBonner Springs: 416 mg/LValley Center: 133 mg/LDe Soto: 135 mg/LMulvane: 128 mg/LRoeland Park: 135 mg/LGoddard: 268 mg/LTonganoxie: 215 mg/LPaola: 133 mg/LUlysses: 323 mg/LLouisburg: 133 mg/LWichitaOverland ParkKansas CityLenexaSoftMod.HardVery hard060120180240300360+Wichita: 138 mg/LOverland Park: 135 mg/LKansas City: 303 mg/LOlathe: 140 mg/LTopeka: 145 mg/LLawrence: 142 mg/LShawnee: 135 mg/LLenexa: 135 mg/LManhattan: 103 mg/LSalina: 330 mg/LLeavenworth: 128 mg/LLeawood: 135 mg/LGarden City: 375 mg/LDerby: 133 mg/LGardner: 135 mg/LEmporia: 76 mg/LPrairie Village: 135 mg/LJunction City: 168 mg/LHays: 171 mg/LPittsburg: 131 mg/LLiberal: 234 mg/LNewton: 260 mg/LGreat Bend: 395 mg/LMcPherson: 363 mg/LOttawa: 144 mg/LEl Dorado: 117 mg/LArkansas City: 206 mg/LWinfield: 136 mg/LMerriam: 135 mg/LHaysville: 225 mg/LAtchison: 294 mg/LSpring Hill: 135 mg/LMission: 135 mg/LPark City: 138 mg/LParsons: 129 mg/LAugusta: 120 mg/LFort Riley: 140 mg/LCoffeyville: 180 mg/LBonner Springs: 416 mg/LValley Center: 133 mg/LDe Soto: 135 mg/LMulvane: 128 mg/LRoeland Park: 135 mg/LGoddard: 268 mg/LTonganoxie: 215 mg/LPaola: 133 mg/LUlysses: 323 mg/LLouisburg: 133 mg/LWichitaOverland ParkKansas City

Dot size follows population. Tap a dot for the city page.

0Soft
4Moderately hard
30Hard
14Very hard

Hardest water in Kansas

  1. Bonner Springs416
  2. Great Bend395
  3. Garden City375
  4. McPherson363
  5. Salina330
  6. Ulysses323
  7. Kansas City303
  8. Atchison294

Softest water in Kansas

  1. Emporia76
  2. Manhattan103
  3. El Dorado117
  4. Augusta120
  5. Mulvane128
  6. Leavenworth128
  7. Parsons129
  8. Pittsburg131

All cities in Kansas

Citymg/LgpgClassDataEPA health violations
Wichita1388.1HardUtility report0
Overland Park1357.9HardUtility report0
Kansas City30317.7Very hardUtility report0
Olathe1408.2HardUtility report0
Topeka1458.5HardUtility report1
Lawrence1428.3HardUtility report0
Shawnee1357.9HardUtility report0
Lenexa1357.9HardUtility report0
Manhattan1036.0Moderately hardUtility report0
Salina33019.3Very hardCounty estimate0
Leavenworth1287.5HardUtility report0
Leawood1357.9HardUtility report0
Garden City37521.9Very hardUtility report0
Derby1337.8HardUtility report0
Gardner1357.9HardUtility report0
Emporia764.5Moderately hardUtility report6
Prairie Village1357.9HardUtility report0
Junction City1689.8HardUtility report5
Hays17110.0HardUtility report0
Pittsburg1317.7HardUtility report0
Liberal23413.7Very hardUtility report0
Newton26015.2Very hardUtility report0
Great Bend39523.1Very hardUtility report0
McPherson36321.2Very hardUtility report0
Ottawa1448.4HardUtility report3
El Dorado1176.8Moderately hardUtility report4
Arkansas City20612.1Very hardUtility report0
Winfield1368.0HardUtility report0
Merriam1357.9HardUtility report0
Haysville22513.2Very hardUtility report1
Atchison29417.2Very hardUtility report1
Spring Hill1357.9HardUtility report0
Mission1357.9HardUtility report0
Park City1388.1HardUtility report0
Parsons1297.5HardUtility report5
Augusta1207.0Moderately hardUtility report0
Fort Riley1408.2HardUtility report3
Coffeyville18010.5HardUtility report1
Bonner Springs41624.3Very hardUtility report0
Valley Center1337.8HardUtility report0
De Soto1357.9HardUtility report3
Mulvane1287.5HardUtility report0
Roeland Park1357.9HardUtility report0
Goddard26815.7Very hardUtility report0
Tonganoxie21512.6Very hardUtility report0
Paola1337.8HardUtility report2
Ulysses32318.9Very hardUtility report0
Louisburg1337.8HardUtility report0

Questions

Is Kansas water hard?

The typical Kansas resident gets about 138 mg/L (8.1 gpg), which is hard. About 95% of people in the cities we track have hard or very hard water.

Which city in Kansas has the hardest water?

Among 48 cities with pages here, Bonner Springs is highest at 416 mg/L.

Which city in Kansas has the softest water?

Emporia, at 76 mg/L.

Other states

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness, CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.