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Arion Township vs Summit Township

Next-door neighbors in Cloud County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+36.4 pts renters in Summit Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+32 pts in Summit Township).

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Arion Township, KSA small town of 26Cloud County · 26 people
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Summit Township, KSA small town of 92Cloud County · 92 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Arion TownshipA small town of 26
Quiet strengthsArion Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Arion Township →
Summit TownshipA small town of 92
Quiet strengthsSummit Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Summit Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Arion Township and Summit Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Arion TownshipSummit TownshipArion TownshipSummit Township
Arion Township ↔ Summit Township6.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Arion TownshipSummit Township
Snow a year19″19″
January low19°F19°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)183d183d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th57th
Community
Arion TownshipSummit Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Arion TownshipSummit Township
People
Population 26Lowest 92Highest
Median age 58.5±6.6Highest 56% above KS 33.6±41.5Lowest 10% below KS
Arion Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.2%±100Lowest KS: 23.8% 45.7%±6Highest KS: 23.8%
Summit Township and Arion Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 34.6%±100Highest KS: 17% 17.4%±33.1Lowest KS: 17%
Arion Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest KS: 35.6% 32%Highest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±59.8 KS: 6.6% 0%±16.9 KS: 6.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $30,750±$20kLowest 59% below KS $93,571±$69kHighest 26% above KS
Summit Township and Arion Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 50%Highest KS: 11.3% 0%Lowest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest KS: 67.2% 63.6%Lowest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 38 yrs older than KS 1938 38 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 KS: 11.8% 0%±40.7 KS: 11.8%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 31.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Glasco (16%)Beloit (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Summit TownshipFew work in Arion Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 1.0Lowest
Kansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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