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Buffalo Township vs Grant Township

Next-door neighbors in Cloud County. The biggest differences: average commute (26 min in Grant Township) and home values (+76% in Buffalo Township).

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Buffalo Township, KSA small town of 122Cloud County · 122 people
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Grant Township, KSOne of the healthiest townsCloud County · 312 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.

Buffalo TownshipA small town of 122
Quiet strengthsBuffalo Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Buffalo Township →
Grant TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 78%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Grant Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Average commute26 min
Grant Township has the shorter commute
Buffalo Township 45 minGrant Township 19 min
Home values+76%
Homes cost more in Buffalo Township
Buffalo Township $142,600Grant Township $81,000
Median age23.5 yrs
Grant Township skews older
Grant Township 48Buffalo Township 24.5
Typical home built53 yrs
Grant Township’s homes are older
Buffalo Township 1991Grant Township 1938
Jobs per worker2.1×
Buffalo Township is more of a job hub
Buffalo Township 0.15Grant Township 0.07
Street grid+71%
Grant Township has the more walkable street grid
Grant Township 2.4Buffalo Township 1.4
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Buffalo Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Buffalo Township$960/mo
Typical home $143K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Grant Township$510/mo
Typical home $81K (Census) · tax rate 1.34% · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Buffalo Township and Grant Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Buffalo Township and Grant Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Buffalo TownshipGrant TownshipBuffalo TownshipGrant Township
Buffalo Township ↔ Grant Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Kansas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Health
–Buffalo TownshipNot graded A−Grant TownshipHealthier than 78% of U.S. towns
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
Buffalo TownshipGrant Township
Snow a year19″19″
January low19°F19°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)183d183d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th57th
Outdoors & history
Buffalo TownshipGrant Township
Trails3 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.3%6%
Settled—1872
Community
Buffalo TownshipGrant Township
Library hours a week—12 hrs
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.

Buffalo TownshipGrant Township
People
Population 122Lowest 312Highest
Median age 24.5±4.5Lowest 34% below KS 48±10.5Highest 28% above KS
Kids under 18 38.5%±16Highest KS: 23.8% 18.6%±6.6Lowest KS: 23.8%
Buffalo Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±31.2Lowest KS: 17% 11.9%±6.8Highest KS: 17%
Grant Township and Buffalo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.4%Lowest KS: 35.6% 32.1%Highest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±9.5Highest KS: 6.6% 0.6%±3.7Lowest KS: 6.6%
Buffalo Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $125,284±$62kHighest 69% above KS $76,458±$13kLowest about the KS average
Buffalo Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $142,600±$12kHighest 34% below KS $81,000±$18kLowest 63% below KS
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,083 61% below KS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 KS: 43.5% 0%±100 KS: 43.5%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest KS: 11.3% 3.8%Highest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.7%Lowest KS: 67.2% 97.7%Highest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 15 yrs newer than KS 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 45 minHighest 126% above KS 19 minLowest 4% below KS
Work from home 0%±15.5Lowest KS: 11.8% 3.6%±5Highest KS: 11.8%
Grant Township and Buffalo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Concordia (21%)Concordia (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grant TownshipFew work in Buffalo Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.6 miHighest 2.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Lowest 2.4Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#80 of 124 in KS
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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