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Bazaar Township vs Matfield Township

Next-door neighbors in Chase County. The biggest differences: median age (34 yrs in Matfield Township) and homeowners (+63.4 pts renters in Bazaar Township).

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Bazaar Township, KSAn outdoors townChase County · 66 people
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Matfield Township, KSAn outdoors townChase County · 68 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 →
Matfield TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors16.3% conserved land5.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Matfield 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.

Median age34 yrs
Matfield Township skews older
Matfield Township 63.3Bazaar Township 29.3
Homeowners+63.4 pts renters
Bazaar Township has more renters
Matfield Township 90.9%Bazaar Township 27.5%
Bachelor’s degree++32.4 pts
More adults in Bazaar Township have a degree
Bazaar Township 84.7%Matfield Township 52.3%
Typical home built21 yrs
Matfield Township’s homes are older
Bazaar Township 1976Matfield Township 1955
Jobs per worker+70%
Bazaar Township is more of a job hub
Bazaar Township 0.73Matfield Township 0.43
Street grid+50%
Matfield Township has the more walkable street grid
Matfield Township 0.3Bazaar Township 0.2
★ What stands out · Where they are

Bazaar Township and Matfield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bazaar TownshipMatfield TownshipBazaar TownshipMatfield Township
Bazaar Township ↔ Matfield Township8.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipMatfield Township
Snow a year11″11″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th89th
Outdoors & history
Bazaar TownshipMatfield Township
Trails8 mi5 mi
Conserved land25.9%16.3%
National Register places—2
Community
Bazaar TownshipMatfield Township
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 TownshipMatfield Township
People
Population 66Lowest 68Highest
Median age 29.3±3.2Lowest 22% below KS 63.3±3.7Highest 69% above KS
Kids under 18 10.6%±45.7Highest KS: 23.8% 4.4%±43.2Lowest KS: 23.8%
Bazaar Township and Matfield 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% 38.2%±48.7Highest KS: 17%
Matfield 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% 52.3%Lowest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±23.6 KS: 6.6% 0%±22.9 KS: 6.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,875±$17k 30% below KS —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $169,400±$92k 22% below KS
Rentmedian gross, monthly $875±$553Lowest 17% below KS $950±$397Highest 10% below KS
Matfield Township and Bazaar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,778 about the KS average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±59.5Lowest KS: 43.5% 75%±100Highest KS: 43.5%
Matfield 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% 2.9%Highest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 27.5%Lowest KS: 67.2% 90.9%Highest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest same as KS 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Work from home 18.9%±19.1Highest KS: 11.8% 14.3%±21.5Lowest KS: 11.8%
Bazaar Township and Matfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.73Highest 0.43Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cottonwood Falls (23%)Emporia (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Matfield TownshipFew work in Bazaar Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 25.9%Highest 16.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.5 miHighest 5.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 0.3Highest
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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