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Pomona TownshipKS

A town settled in 1870, now home to 1,127 people.

Population
1,127
2025 Census estimate · +0.1% since 2020
Median home value
$166K
Census ACS
Household income
$62K
median
Median age
36.0
years
Jobs based here
246
A commuter town

Is Pomona Township a good place to live?

Pomona Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for incomes. 32% of residents are under 18 in Pomona Township, above both the Kansas town median (24%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Among 152 Kansas towns, just 8 have a lower share of residents 65 or older than Pomona Township. On the outdoors, just 37 of Kansas’ 373 towns do worse. Pomona Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA−Cost of livingWeakestC−Jobs & incomeCHazard risk
Small town

1,127 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Pomona · 1 miQuenemo · 4 miGreenwood Township · 4 miAgency Township · 5 miAppanoose Township · 6 miJunction Township · 7 mi
Greenwood TownshipAppanoose TownshipAgency TownshipJunction TownshipGreenwood TownshipAppanoose TownshipAgency TownshipJunction TownshipPomona Township

How Pomona Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Pomona Township is from typical.

How grading works

Cost of livingTypical home $166K, 2.1 years of the Ottawa area’s $77K median household incomeA−Open →Jobs & income$62K median household incomeC−Open →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listCOpen →SchoolsSchools trail most of those comparedC+Open →HealthAnderson County Hospital 26 miles awayC+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.3 of 20; 2.4% of households have no car; 3.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trailD−Open →HistoryBased on listed places, the town’s age and notable peopleC+Open →Civic life1.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Who lives hereMedian age 36.0; 20% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Pomona Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Pomona Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerCity of PomonaEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Pomona water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pomona Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsWest Franklin Unified School District 287Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereFranklin County ClerkFranklin County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP code6607666076 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Pomona Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−

With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Pomona Township’s workers commute out

Half the trips to work are shorter than 28 miles. Pomona Township had 246 jobs in 2023, up 58 from 2013. Most people who work leave Pomona Township to do it: just 6% work in town. The top destinations are Ottawa (21%), Lawrence (7%) and Topeka (6%).

6%work in town
Pomona TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town5.7%15%8%
Median household income$62,000$73,000$80,000
Average trip to work25 minutes20 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line12%9.1%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Pomona Township6%
Ottawa21%
Lawrence7%
Topeka6%
Lenexa6%
28 mi
median commute distance
246
jobs based in Pomona Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns
Full pagePomona Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here246 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work6% work in Pomona TownshipCommute times25 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 28 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

SchoolsC+

Pomona Township’s public schools trail 64% of Kansas districts

Public schools: the West Franklin school district. Its two schools are below. 2 public schools serve Pomona Township, with 349 students in all.

36%of KS districts it outscoresC+School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
West Franklin Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8Grades 6–8149C
West Franklin High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12Grades 9–12200C−
Full pagePomona Township’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsWest FranklinVs. the neighborsAhead of its graded neighborEvery school2 schools · West Franklin High SchoolQuestions“Are Pomona Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Pomona Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

FEMA puts 42% of Pomona Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to tornadoes. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 68% of U.S. communities.

68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
68High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
Full pagePomona Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters20 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready1.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Pomona Township: four seasons and hot summers

Pomona Township’s typical July afternoon high stands at 90°F.

10″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–44°
Spring44–66°
Summer66–88°
Fall46–68°
Oct 31
typical first frost
Apr 8
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pagePomona Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 90°, January lows 21°Rain & snow10″ of snow a winter · 38 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthC+

Pomona Township is less healthy than 60% of U.S. towns

In Pomona Township, two in five adults have obesity. Two figures for adults in the town: 33% sleep under 7 hours, 17% smoke cigarettes.

40%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
Pomona TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)40%37%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)33%35%36%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%15%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%34%35%
32 measures vs. Kansas
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
What stands outPomona TownshipKS
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.5%11.3%
More adults with arthritis31.4%25.5%
More adults with COPD8.2%6.7%
Anderson County Hospital
26 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
Full pagePomona Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby26 miles to an ER · Anderson County HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than KS on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

OutdoorsD−

0% of Pomona Township is conserved land

1.3 miles of trail.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 13,273 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Full pagePomona Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map1.3 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Pomona Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pomona Township

18pages on Pomona Township
The big questions
SchoolsC+Behind 64% of KS districts · 2 schoolsHealthC+Better than KS on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingA−Work & commuteC−$62K median household income · 246 jobs hereNatural hazardsCFEMA risk higher than 68% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsD−1 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions41 nearby · Old Depot Museum 11 miLibraryBPomona Community LibraryCollegesOttawa University-Ottawa is 11 mi away
The story
HistoryC+Settled 1870Town Hall & politicsClimate90° summer highs · 10″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 66076Town SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Pomona Township

Ottawa University-OttawaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ottawa11 mi$35,880 tuition

About 3 of every 100 Pomona Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

94% of working residents leave Pomona Township for work

Where Pomona Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

21% → Ottawa Ottawa 21% 7% → Lawrence Lawrence 7% 6% → Topeka Topeka 6% 6% → Lenexa Lenexa 6% 6% → Overland Park Overland Park 6% 5% → Pomona Pomona 5% Pomona Township · 6% stay
246jobs based in Pomona Township
6%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Pomona Township

City in Franklin County, Kansas

Official town website ↗

Pomona is a city in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 884.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
961 ft
ZIP code
66076

Questions about Pomona Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Pomona Township, KS expensive?

Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.