Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Tecumseh Township's standout: the median household earns $110K. Overall it grades B+, 43rd of 150 graded towns in Kansas. It also does better than most on health: residents are healthier than 65% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $298K, 4.3 years of the Topeka metro’s $70K median household income. On hazard risk, just 34 of Kansas’ 373 towns do better. Its National Register listings include Hopkins House and England Farm. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns.
Where Tecumseh Township beats most towns.
Where Tecumseh Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Tecumseh Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2008 and 3 maps from 1950 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tecumseh Township. Close and well known come first.
6 mi National Historical ParkBrown v. Board of Education National Historical Park18K visitors a year9 mi Zoo & aquariumTopeka Zoo
8 mi MuseumCombat Air Museum37 mi TheatreSandstone Amphitheater
38 mi Stadium & arenaLegends Field
18 mi MuseumSpencer Museum of ArtBrown v. Board of Education National Historical Park: James Michael DuPont, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Combat Air Museum: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0 · Legends Field: Unknown, Public domain · Spencer Museum of Art: Alan Islas, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tecumseh 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Tecumseh Township.
Tecumseh Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of Kansas.
Most working residents leave Tecumseh Township for work: only 8% work in town. 2.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Tecumseh Township, below both the Kansas town median (9.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The average trip to work in Tecumseh Township is 22 minutes.
| Tecumseh Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $110,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 9.2% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.6% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Shawnee Heights school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Shawnee Heights High, with 1,218 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Heights MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 540 | C |
| Shawnee Heights HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,218 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
8.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest place to walk is Lake Shawnee Park, 283 acres with 3.8 miles of trail.
| Tecumseh Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Shawnee Park | 3.8 mi | 283 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (17% statewide). Tecumseh Township’s median age is 44.8 years, against 38.1 years in Kansas’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. 36% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Tecumseh Township.
| Tecumseh Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 44.8 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 24% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Tecumseh Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.1% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.1% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.7% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.4% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.9% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.1% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.3% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.5% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.7% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Tecumseh Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
92% of Tecumseh Township households own their home. The typical Tecumseh Township home is worth about $298,000, about the same as a year ago, 21% above the Kansas typical home.
| Tecumseh Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,177 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons average 89.6°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 79% of Kansas places with climate records; January nights average 19.5°.
Tecumseh Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Tecumseh Township’s July high is 90°F. About 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Tecumseh Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
| January low | 20°F | 21°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 7,156 U.S. towns with household incomes like Tecumseh Township’s, it is less healthy than 63%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Tecumseh Township beats the Kansas average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. Among 150 Kansas towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Tecumseh Township.
| Tecumseh Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Tecumseh Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.2% | 63.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 69.4% | 64.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Tecumseh Township
About 4 of every 100 Tecumseh Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
2 places in Tecumseh Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Unincorporated community in Shawnee County, Kansas
Tecumseh is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States, and situated along the Kansas River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 696. The community and township are both named for the Shawnee chief.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
7 towns share a border with Tecumseh Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Soldier Township (B+) comes closest.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tecumseh Township | #43 | B+ | B− | — | B | B |
| Topeka · Topeka Township | #136 | C− | B | D− | C | C |
| Kaw Township | — | — | A− | — | B | B+ |
| Lecompton Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | A− |
| Soldier Township | #52 | B+ | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Monmouth Township | #55 | B+ | C+ | — | B | A− |
| Kanwaka Township | — | — | C | — | B | A |
Kaw Township, Lecompton Township and Kanwaka Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Tecumseh Township, Kaw Township, Lecompton Township, Soldier Township, Monmouth Township and Kanwaka Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Topeka Township and Topeka are one community, graded once. Compare Tecumseh Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Tecumseh Township grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #43 of 150 in Kansas. It grades B for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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