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Appleton Township vs Bloom Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (34× in Appleton Township) and size (19.6× in Appleton Township).

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Appleton Township, KSKnown for its schoolsClark County · 939 people
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Bloom Township, KSA small town of 48Ford County · 48 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Appleton TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 91%of KS districts All about Appleton Township →
Bloom TownshipA small town of 48
Quiet strengthsBloom Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bloom Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails34×
Appleton Township has more miles of trail
Appleton Township 81.5 miBloom Township 2.4 mi
Size19.6×
Appleton Township is the bigger place
Appleton Township 939Bloom Township 48
Jobs per worker3.7×
Appleton Township is more of a job hub
Appleton Township 0.92Bloom Township 0.25
Bachelor’s degree++31.2 pts
More adults in Appleton Township have a degree
Appleton Township 31.2%Bloom Township 0%
Homeowners+22 pts renters
Appleton Township has more renters
Bloom Township 100%Appleton Township 78%
Work in town+13.3 pts
More of Appleton Township’s workers stay in town
Appleton Township 16.1%Bloom Township 2.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Appleton Township$770/mo
Typical home $117K (Census) · tax rate 1.63% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →
Bloom Township$860/mo
Typical home $134K (Census) · tax rate 1.35% · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Bloom Township and Appleton Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Appleton Township and Bloom Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Appleton TownshipBloom TownshipAppleton TownshipBloom Township
Appleton Township ↔ Bloom Township8.5 miles apart · They share a border
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Kansas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
AAppleton TownshipBetter than 91% of districts in the state –Bloom TownshipNot graded
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Appleton TownshipBloom Township
Snow a year12″19″
January low19°F20°F
July high95°F94°F
Growing season (days)178d179d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th47th
Outdoors & history
Appleton TownshipBloom Township
Trails82 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.8%0%
Community
Appleton TownshipBloom Township
Library hours a week23 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Appleton TownshipBloom Township
People
Population 939Highest 48Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3% KS: +3% —
Median age 35.1±5.1Lowest 6% below KS 35.8±23.2Highest 4% below KS
Bloom Township and Appleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.8%±4Lowest KS: 23.8% 37.5%±43.1Highest KS: 23.8%
Bloom Township and Appleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.4%±4.4Highest KS: 17% 14.6%±69.5Lowest KS: 17%
Appleton Township and Bloom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.2%Highest KS: 35.6% 0%Lowest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±2.3Highest KS: 6.6% 0%±32.4Lowest KS: 6.6%
Appleton Township and Bloom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,500±$9kLowest 16% below KS $77,083±$31kHighest 4% above KS
Bloom Township and Appleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $116,700±$48kLowest 46% below KS $134,400±$100kHighest 38% below KS
Bloom Township and Appleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $900±$150 15% below KS —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,902Highest 32% below KS $1,821Lowest 35% below KS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 18.3%±30 KS: 43.5% —
Below poverty line 12.9%Highest KS: 11.3% 0%Lowest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78%Lowest KS: 67.2% 100%Highest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1952Lowest 24 yrs older than KS 1963Highest 13 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 25% above KS 22 minLowest 12% above KS
Work from home 3.9%±3.1Highest KS: 11.8% 0%±42.3Lowest KS: 11.8%
Appleton Township and Bloom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 16.1%Highest 2.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.92Highest 0.25Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Ashland (19%)Bucklin (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bloom TownshipFew work in Appleton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 81.5 miHighest 2.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.5Highest
Schools
School district Minneola—
High school in town Minneola High—
Students per teacherat that high school 8.0 —
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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