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Grant Township vs Jefferson Township

69 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.7× in Jefferson Township) and property tax bill (2× in Jefferson Township).

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Grant Township, KSOne of the healthiest townsCloud County · 312 people
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Jefferson Township, KSA small town of 320Dickinson County · 320 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.

Jefferson TownshipA small town of 320
Quiet strengthsJefferson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jefferson 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Jefferson 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.

Grant Township$510/mo
Typical home $81K (Census) · tax rate 1.34% · Housing →
Jefferson Township$920/mo
Typical home $140K (Census) · tax rate 1.58% · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Jefferson 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.

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.

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
Grant TownshipJefferson Township
Snow a year19″15″
January low19°F—
July high90°F—
Growing season (days)183d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th56th
Outdoors & history
Grant TownshipJefferson Township
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land6%—
Settled18721873
Community
Grant TownshipJefferson Township
Library hours a week12 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.

Where they are

69 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grant Township ↔ Jefferson Township69 miles apart
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.

Grant TownshipJefferson Township
People
Population 312Lowest 320Highest
Median age 48±10.5Highest 28% above KS 47.2±19Lowest 26% above KS
Grant Township and Jefferson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.6%±6.6Highest KS: 23.8% 14.4%±8.5Lowest KS: 23.8%
Grant Township and Jefferson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.9%±6.8Lowest KS: 17% 24.1%±15.7Highest KS: 17%
Jefferson Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.1%Lowest KS: 35.6% 35.7%Highest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±3.7Highest KS: 6.6% 0%±4.9Lowest KS: 6.6%
Grant Township and Jefferson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,458±$13kLowest about the KS average $89,031±$11kHighest 20% above KS
Jefferson 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 $81,000±$18kLowest 63% below KS $139,700±$33kHighest 36% below KS
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,083Lowest 61% below KS $2,210Highest 21% below KS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 KS: 43.5% —
Below poverty line 3.8%Highest KS: 11.3% 0%Lowest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.7%Highest KS: 67.2% 89.7%Lowest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than KS 1961Highest 15 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 4% below KS 25 minHighest 28% above KS
Work from home 3.6%±5Highest KS: 11.8% 0%±6.7Lowest KS: 11.8%
Grant Township and Jefferson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.33Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Concordia (19%)Salina (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Jefferson TownshipFew work in Grant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.4Highest 1.2Lowest
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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