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Grasshopper Township vs Kapioma Township

Next-door neighbors in Atchison County. The biggest differences: home values (+71% in Kapioma Township) and size (4× in Grasshopper Township).

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Grasshopper Township, KSA small town of 526Atchison County · 526 people
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Kapioma Township, KSA small town of 131Atchison County · 131 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.

Grasshopper TownshipA small town of 526
Quiet strengthsGrasshopper Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grasshopper Township →
Kapioma TownshipA small town of 131
Quiet strengthsKapioma Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kapioma 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 $700 more a month in Kapioma 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.

Grasshopper Township$840/mo
Typical home $133K (Census) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $536/mo · Housing →
Kapioma Township$1,540/mo
Typical home $228K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $700 a month, about $8,400 a year, between Kapioma Township and Grasshopper 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

Grasshopper Township and Kapioma Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grasshopper TownshipKapioma TownshipGrasshopper TownshipKapioma Township
Grasshopper Township ↔ Kapioma Township8.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Grasshopper TownshipKapioma Township
Snow a year16″16″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
Grasshopper TownshipKapioma Township
Trails4 mi3 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Settled1855—
Community
Grasshopper TownshipKapioma 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.

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.

Grasshopper TownshipKapioma Township
People
Population 526Highest 131Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.6% KS: +3% —
Median age 60±11.5Lowest 60% above KS 63.2±11.6Highest 69% above KS
Kapioma Township and Grasshopper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.2%±3.1Highest KS: 23.8% 2.3%±20.8Lowest KS: 23.8%
Grasshopper Township and Kapioma Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 44.1%±16.6Lowest KS: 17% 44.3%±29.7Highest KS: 17%
Kapioma Township and Grasshopper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.4%Lowest KS: 35.6% 15.2%Highest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±2.3Lowest KS: 6.6% 2.3%±9.1Highest KS: 6.6%
Kapioma Township and Grasshopper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,375±$29k 7% below KS —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $133,300±$21kLowest 39% below KS $227,700±$34kHighest 5% above KS
Rentmedian gross, monthly $536±$237 49% below KS —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,667 40% below KS —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 KS: 43.5% —
Below poverty line 4.6%Lowest KS: 11.3% 16.8%Highest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.1%Lowest KS: 67.2% 93.6%Highest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 13 yrs older than KS 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 33% above KS 29 minHighest 46% above KS
Work from home 8.7%±7Lowest KS: 11.8% 19.8%±19.1Highest KS: 11.8%
Kapioma Township and Grasshopper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 24.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Atchison (26%)Atchison (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kapioma TownshipFew work in Grasshopper Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 4.3 miHighest 3.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.3Highest 1.6Lowest
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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