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Grant Township vs Marena Township

139 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (15.2× in Marena Township) and jobs per worker (8× in Marena Township).

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Grant Township, KSOne of the healthiest townsCloud County · 312 people
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Marena Township, KSA small town of 321Hodgeman County · 321 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.

Marena TownshipA small town of 321
Quiet strengthsMarena Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Marena 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 about the same each month

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 →
Marena Township$630/mo
Typical home $94K (Census) · tax rate 1.77% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Marena 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 TownshipMarena Township
Snow a year19″15″
January low19°F—
July high90°F—
Growing season (days)183d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th62nd
Outdoors & history
Grant TownshipMarena Township
Trails2 mi30 mi
Conserved land6%0%
Settled1872—
Community
Grant TownshipMarena Township
Library hours a week12 hrs13 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

139 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grant Township ↔ Marena Township139 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 TownshipMarena Township
People
Population 312Lowest 321Highest
Median age 48±10.5Highest 28% above KS 47.5±5.3Lowest 27% above KS
Grant Township and Marena Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.6%±6.6Lowest KS: 23.8% 30.2%±7.3Highest KS: 23.8%
Marena Township and Grant 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% 26.8%±7.5Highest KS: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.1%Highest KS: 35.6% 27.3%Lowest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±3.7Lowest KS: 6.6% 0.9%±1.1Highest KS: 6.6%
Marena 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 $76,458±$13kLowest about the KS average $81,250±$25kHighest 9% above KS
Marena 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 $94,200±$5kHighest 57% below KS
Marena Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $725±$397 32% below KS
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,083Lowest 61% below KS $1,670Highest 40% below KS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 KS: 43.5% 0%±100 KS: 43.5%
Below poverty line 3.8%Lowest KS: 11.3% 8.2%Highest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.7%Highest KS: 67.2% 91.3%Lowest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than KS 1950Highest 26 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 4% below KS 15 minLowest 25% below KS
Work from home 3.6%±5Lowest KS: 11.8% 4.1%±4.8Highest KS: 11.8%
Marena Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Lowest 2.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 29.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.56Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Concordia (19%)Jetmore (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Marena TownshipFew work in Grant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miLowest 30.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.4Highest 1.9Lowest
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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