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Aurora Township vs Summit Township

19 miles apart in Cloud County. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+35.8 pts in Summit Township) and jobs per worker (3.3× in Summit Township).

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Aurora Township, KSA small town of 81Cloud County · 81 people
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Summit Township, KSA small town of 92Cloud County · 92 people
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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.

Aurora TownshipA small town of 81
Quiet strengthsAurora Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Aurora 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.

Kids under 18+35.8 pts
Summit Township has more kids
Summit Township 45.7%Aurora Township 9.9%
Jobs per worker3.3×
Summit Township is more of a job hub
Summit Township 0.13Aurora Township 0.04
Street grid+60%
Aurora Township has the more walkable street grid
Aurora Township 1.6Summit Township 1.0
Typical home built17 yrs
Summit Township’s homes are older
Aurora Township 1955Summit Township 1938
Homeowners+8.3 pts renters
Aurora Township has more renters
Summit Township 63.6%Aurora Township 55.3%
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
Aurora TownshipSummit Township
Snow a year16″19″
January low—19°F
July high—90°F
Growing season (days)—183d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th57th
Community
Aurora 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.

Where they are

19 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Aurora TownshipSummit TownshipAurora TownshipSummit Township
Aurora Township ↔ Summit Township19 miles apart · Same county
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.

Aurora TownshipSummit Township
People
Population 81Lowest 92Highest
Median age 37.2±7.3Highest about the KS average 33.6±41.5Lowest 10% below KS
Aurora Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.9%±27.3Lowest KS: 23.8% 45.7%±6Highest KS: 23.8%
Age 65+ 17.3%±33.4Lowest KS: 17% 17.4%±33.1Highest KS: 17%
Summit Township and Aurora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.5%Lowest KS: 35.6% 32%Highest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±19.2 KS: 6.6% 0%±16.9 KS: 6.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $85,588±$14kLowest 15% above KS $93,571±$69kHighest 26% above KS
Summit Township and Aurora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $88,800±$11k 59% below KS —
Below poverty line 7.4%Highest KS: 11.3% 0%Lowest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.3%Lowest KS: 67.2% 63.6%Highest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Highest 21 yrs older than KS 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 min 69% above KS —
Work from home 0%±19 KS: 11.8% 0%±40.7 KS: 11.8%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 31.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.13Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Concordia (23%)Beloit (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Summit TownshipFew work in Aurora Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 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 1.6Highest 1.0Lowest
Kansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Aurora Township

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Colfax Township11 people
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Towns like Aurora Township

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Englewood Township109 people · $65K homes
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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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