Grant TownshipMO
A town of 1,412. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
Is Grant Township a good place to live?
The best of Grant Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living, an A for schools, and an A− for civic life; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Grant Township’s average trip to work is 44 minutes, against 22 minutes in Missouri’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 25 of Missouri’s 419 towns score higher on cost of living. The biggest park or preserve is Stagecoach Park, at 30 acres. Grant Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Grant Township stand out
Where Grant Township beats most towns.
1,412 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Grant Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Grant Township is from typical.
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Moving to Grant Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grant 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 Grant Township.
Grant Township’s public schools outperform 89% of Missouri districts
Its public schools are run by the Polo R-Vii school district. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polo Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 137 | C |
| Polo HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 127 | C |
| Polo MiddleTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 103 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Residents of Grant Township are less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns
Grant Township beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 41% of Grant Township adults have high blood pressure, above both the Missouri town median (37%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 33% of Grant Township adults get no exercise outside work.
| Grant Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Grant Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.7% | 77.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Grant Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Grant Township for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Kansas City (15%), Hamilton (6%) and Cameron (5%). Half commute less than 37 miles.
| Grant Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 6% | 13% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Grant Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Grant Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 19° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Grant Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of Grant Township is conserved land
1.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Grant Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stagecoach Park | 0.8 mi | 30 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Grant Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Grant Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Grant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
94% of working residents leave Grant Township for work
Where Grant Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Grant Township
Township in the US state of Missouri
Grant Township is one of twelve townships in Caldwell County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area with the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,224.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 971 ft
Questions about Grant Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grant Township, MO a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
Is Grant Township, MO 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+.