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Bazaar Township vs Falls Township

Next-door neighbors in Chase County. The biggest differences: street grid (15.5× in Falls Township) and size (17.6× in Falls Township).

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Bazaar Township, KSAn outdoors townChase County · 66 people
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Falls Township, KSKnown for its schoolsChase County · 1,159 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.

Bazaar TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors25.9% conserved land7.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Bazaar Township →
Falls TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 73%of KS districts Outdoors15% conserved land1.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health63% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Falls 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.

Street grid15.5×
Falls Township has the more walkable street grid
Falls Township 3.1Bazaar Township 0.2
Size17.6×
Falls Township is the bigger place
Falls Township 1,159Bazaar Township 66
Bachelor’s degree++60.9 pts
More adults in Bazaar Township have a degree
Bazaar Township 84.7%Falls Township 23.8%
Homeowners+57 pts renters
Bazaar Township has more renters
Falls Township 84.5%Bazaar Township 27.5%
Trails4.4×
Bazaar Township has more miles of trail
Bazaar Township 7.5 miFalls Township 1.7 mi
Median age14.1 yrs
Falls Township skews older
Falls Township 43.4Bazaar Township 29.3
★ What stands out · Where they are

Bazaar Township and Falls Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bazaar TownshipFalls TownshipBazaar TownshipFalls Township
Bazaar Township ↔ Falls Township7.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
–Bazaar TownshipNot graded B+Falls TownshipBetter than 73% of districts in the state
Health
–Bazaar TownshipNot graded C+Falls TownshipHealthier than 37% of U.S. towns
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
Bazaar TownshipFalls Township
Snow a year11″11″
January low—18°F
July high—90°F
Growing season (days)—180d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th89th
Outdoors & history
Bazaar TownshipFalls Township
Trails8 mi2 mi
Conserved land25.9%15%
National Register places—2
Community
Bazaar TownshipFalls Township
Library hours a week—16 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.

Bazaar TownshipFalls Township
People
Population 66Lowest 1,159Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -6.5% KS: +3%
Median age 29.3±3.2Lowest 22% below KS 43.4±5.3Highest 16% above KS
Kids under 18 10.6%±45.7Lowest KS: 23.8% 16.7%±3.5Highest KS: 23.8%
Falls Township and Bazaar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.7%±54.2Lowest KS: 17% 25.1%±6.5Highest KS: 17%
Falls Township and Bazaar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 84.7%Highest KS: 35.6% 23.8%Lowest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±23.6Lowest KS: 6.6% 4.6%±2.5Highest KS: 6.6%
Falls Township and Bazaar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,875±$17kHighest 30% below KS $51,542±$8kLowest 31% below KS
Bazaar Township and Falls Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $89,200±$13k 59% below KS
Rentmedian gross, monthly $875±$553Highest 17% below KS $792±$212Lowest 25% below KS
Bazaar Township and Falls Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,480 47% below KS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±59.5Lowest KS: 43.5% 26.9%±21Highest KS: 43.5%
Falls Township and Bazaar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest KS: 11.3% 9.4%Highest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 27.5%Lowest KS: 67.2% 84.5%Highest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest same as KS 1954Lowest 22 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 21 min 5% above KS
Work from home 18.9%±19.1Highest KS: 11.8% 10.6%±7Lowest KS: 11.8%
Bazaar Township and Falls Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 23.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.73Lowest 1.13Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cottonwood Falls (23%)Cottonwood Falls (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Falls TownshipFew work in Bazaar Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 25.9%Highest 15%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.5 miHighest 1.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 3.1Highest
Schools
School district —Chase County
High school in town —Chase County Junior Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.4
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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