A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

195 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AmesKS Bloom TownshipFord County

Ames ↔ Bloom Township195 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Kansas average

AmesBloom Township

People

Population 21Lowest 48Highest

Median age 31.7±44.7Lowest 15% below KS 35.8±23.2Highest 4% below KS

Bloom Township and Ames are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 33.3%±100Lowest KS: 23.8% 37.5%±43.1Highest KS: 23.8%

Bloom Township and Ames are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest KS: 17% 14.6%±69.5Highest KS: 17%

Bloom Township and Ames are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% KS: 35.6% 0% KS: 35.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±74.1 KS: 6.6% 0%±32.4 KS: 6.6%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian — $77,083±$31k 4% above KS

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $134,400±$100k 38% below KS

Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,821 35% below KS

Below poverty line 57.1%Highest KS: 11.3% 0%Lowest KS: 11.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100% KS: 67.2% 100% KS: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year — 1963 13 yrs older than KS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way — 22 min 12% above KS

Work from home 33.3%±25Highest KS: 11.8% 0%±42.3Lowest KS: 11.8%

Ames and Bloom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.25Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Concordia (25%)Bucklin (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bloom TownshipFew work in Ames

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 21.3Highest 1.5Lowest

Kansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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