Superior TownshipKS
A town of 1,651, settled in 1875.
Is Superior Township a good place to live?
The best of Superior Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Only 2 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a higher median age than Superior Township. Superior Township is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is McPherson Valley Wetlands, at 1,415 acres. Superior Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Superior Township stand out
Where Superior Township beats most towns.
95% of working residents leave Superior Township for work
Where Superior Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Superior Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Superior Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Superior Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Superior Township, and how to reach them.
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 Superior Township.
On state tests, Superior Township’s schools beat 66% of Kansas districts
Its public schools are run by the Inman school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inman ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 260 | A− |
| Inman Jr/Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 188 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Superior Township has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Superior Township for work: only 5% work in town. At 18 minutes, Superior Township’s average trip to work is below both the Kansas town median (20 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 3.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Superior Township.
| Superior Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Superior Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Superior Township has four seasons and hot summers
Superior Township has chilly winters and hot summers. At 93°F, Superior Township’s July high is where Kansas’ towns sit at 91°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 6.8% of Superior Township
1.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Superior Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Superior Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.8% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Inman Park | 0.6 mi | 6 |
| 2. McPherson Valley Wetlands | 0.4 mi | 1,415 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A smaller share of adults in Superior Township binge drink than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town
14% of Superior Township adults binge drink. Superior Township beats the Kansas average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 28% of Superior Township adults get no exercise outside work.
| Superior Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Superior Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.2% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 13% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Superior Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Superior Township
About 3 of every 100 Superior Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Superior Township
Township in McPherson County, Kansas, US
Superior Township is a township in McPherson County, Kansas, United States.
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Superior Township’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Superior Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | B− |
| Little Valley Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Turkey Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Superior Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Superior Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Little Valley Township and Turkey Creek Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Superior Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Superior Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Superior 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−.