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Summit Township vs Aurora Township

19 miles apart in Cloud County. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+35.8 pts in Summit Township) and jobs per worker (3.3× in Summit Township).

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Summit Township, KSA small town of 92Cloud County · 92 people
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Aurora Township, KSA small town of 81Cloud County · 81 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.

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.
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Aurora TownshipA small town of 81
Quiet strengthsAurora Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Aurora Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Kids under 18+35.8 pts
Summit Township has more kids
Summit Township 45.7%Aurora Township 9.9%
Jobs per worker3.3×
Summit Township is more of a job hub
Summit Township 0.13Aurora Township 0.04
Street grid+60%
Aurora Township has the more walkable street grid
Aurora Township 1.6Summit Township 1.0
Typical home built17 yrs
Summit Township’s homes are older
Aurora Township 1955Summit Township 1938
Homeowners+8.3 pts renters
Aurora Township has more renters
Summit Township 63.6%Aurora Township 55.3%
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
Summit TownshipAurora Township
Snow a year19″16″
January low19°F—
July high90°F—
Growing season (days)183d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th68th
Community
Summit TownshipAurora 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.

Where they are

19 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Summit TownshipAurora TownshipSummit TownshipAurora Township
Summit Township ↔ Aurora Township19 miles apart · Same county
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.

Summit TownshipAurora Township
People
Population 92Highest 81Lowest
Median age 33.6±41.5Lowest 10% below KS 37.2±7.3Highest about the KS average
Aurora Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 45.7%±6Highest KS: 23.8% 9.9%±27.3Lowest KS: 23.8%
Age 65+ 17.4%±33.1Highest KS: 17% 17.3%±33.4Lowest KS: 17%
Summit Township and Aurora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32%Highest KS: 35.6% 31.5%Lowest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±16.9 KS: 6.6% 0%±19.2 KS: 6.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $93,571±$69kHighest 26% above KS $85,588±$14kLowest 15% above KS
Summit Township and Aurora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $88,800±$11k 59% below KS
Below poverty line 0%Lowest KS: 11.3% 7.4%Highest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.6%Highest KS: 67.2% 55.3%Lowest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than KS 1955Highest 21 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 33 min 69% above KS
Work from home 0%±40.7 KS: 11.8% 0%±19 KS: 11.8%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Beloit (13%)Concordia (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Aurora TownshipFew work in Summit Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.6Highest
Kansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Summit Township

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Solomon Township441 people · $53K homes
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Arion Township26 people
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Buffalo Township122 people · $143K homes
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Grant Township312 people · $81K homes

Towns like Summit Township

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Lincoln Township103 people
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Center Township162 people · $65K homes
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Center Township126 people · $259K homes
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Wheaton72 people · $86K homes

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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