Shannon Township’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 27 of Kansas’ 372 towns score lower on walkability. Shannon Township's public schools trail 68% of Kansas towns on state tests and graduation. Only 2 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Shannon Township. Benedictine Bottoms Wildlife Area, at 2,077 acres with 8.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Shannon Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA⁻HistoryWeakestDWalkability

What makes Shannon Township stand out

Where Shannon Township beats most towns.

2historic places

HistoryA⁻

2 historic places

2 places on the National Register

Listed for their history, architecture or both.

A shrinking town

Shannon Township has shrunk 16% since 2010

1,282 counted in 2010 and 1,106 in 2020; an estimated 1,124 in 2025.

1,2822010

1,1062020

1,1242025 est.

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025

How Shannon Township grades

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

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.3 of 20; 1.2% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →SchoolsCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 37% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $194K, 3.2 years of the Atchison area’s $61K median household incomeB⁻Open →HealthAmberwell Atchison Association 4.2 miles awayB⁻Open →Jobs & income$98K median household incomeB⁻Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors1% conserved landB⁻Open →History2 places on the National RegisterA⁻Open →Civic life0 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB⁻Open →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

ClimateCold winters, 88° summer afternoons, 17″ of snow–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 35.1; 19% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Shannon Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →

PowerEvergy14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterAtchison Co RWD 5cNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet9 providers93% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Shannon Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsAtchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377 Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 4092 districts serve Shannon Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES

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 hereAtchison County ClerkAtchison County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025

ZIP code6600266002 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 Shannon Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B⁻

Most of Shannon Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Shannon Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Shannon Township fell to 195 in 2023, 81 fewer than in 2013. At 25 minutes, Shannon Township’s average trip to work is above Kansas’ towns (20 minutes) and close to U.S. towns (25 minutes).

2%work in town

	Shannon Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	2%	15%	8%
Average trip to work	25 minutes	20 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	11%	9.1%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Shannon Township2%

Atchison35%

Topeka5%

Leavenworth5%

Kansas City5%

23 mi

median commute distance

195

jobs based in Shannon Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns

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The jobs here195 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work2% work in Shannon Township Commute times25 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 23 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Shannon Township has four seasons and hot summers

Shannon Township has chilly winters and warm summers. At 88°F, Shannon Township’s July high is below the Kansas town median (91°F) but above the median of U.S. towns (85°F).

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–40°

Spring43–65°

Summer66–86°

Fall44–66°

Oct 29

typical first frost

Apr 11

typical last frost

+0.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 88°, January lows 19°Rain & snow17″ of snow a winter · 37 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B

Low risk in Shannon Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.

37risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageShannon Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters4 federal disasters · Paid out in Shannon Township Get ready1.9 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthB⁻

Residents of Shannon Township are less healthy than 52% of U.S. towns

Shannon Township beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 75% of adults had a checkup this year in Shannon Township.

48%healthier than U.S. townsB⁻Health Grade

	Shannon Township	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	75%	77%	79%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	18%	17%	17%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	28%	26%	25%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	33%	31%	33%