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Grant Township vs Summit Township

Next-door neighbors in Cloud County. The biggest differences: trails (6.7× in Grant Township) and kids under 18 (+27.1 pts in Summit Township).

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Grant Township, KSOne of the healthiest townsCloud County · 312 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.

Grant TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 78%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Grant 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 part ways

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

Trails6.7×
Grant Township has more miles of trail
Grant Township 2.0 miSummit Township 0.3 mi
Kids under 18+27.1 pts
Summit Township has more kids
Summit Township 45.7%Grant Township 18.6%
Homeowners+34.1 pts renters
Summit Township has more renters
Grant Township 97.7%Summit Township 63.6%
Street grid2.4×
Grant Township has the more walkable street grid
Grant Township 2.4Summit Township 1.0
Size3.4×
Grant Township is the bigger place
Grant Township 312Summit Township 92
Jobs per worker+86%
Summit Township is more of a job hub
Summit Township 0.13Grant Township 0.07
★ What stands out · Where they are

Grant Township and Summit Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grant TownshipSummit TownshipGrant TownshipSummit Township
Grant Township ↔ Summit Township7.6 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
A−Grant TownshipHealthier than 78% of U.S. towns –Summit TownshipNot graded
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 TownshipSummit 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
Grant TownshipSummit Township
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land6%—
Community
Grant TownshipSummit 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.

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 TownshipSummit Township
People
Population 312Highest 92Lowest
Median age 48±10.5Highest 28% above KS 33.6±41.5Lowest 10% below KS
Grant Township and Summit 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% 45.7%±6Highest KS: 23.8%
Age 65+ 11.9%±6.8Lowest KS: 17% 17.4%±33.1Highest KS: 17%
Summit 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%Highest KS: 35.6% 32%Lowest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±3.7Highest KS: 6.6% 0%±16.9Lowest KS: 6.6%
Grant Township and Summit 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 $93,571±$69kHighest 26% above KS
Summit 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±$18k 63% below KS —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,083 61% 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% 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
Average commuteone way 19 min 4% below KS —
Work from home 3.6%±5Highest KS: 11.8% 0%±40.7Lowest KS: 11.8%
Grant Township and Summit 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 31.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.13Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Concordia (19%)Beloit (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Summit TownshipFew work in Grant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miHighest 0.3 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 1.0Lowest
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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