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Buckeye Township vs Cherry Township

146 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8.4× in Cherry Township) and jobs per worker (5.6× in Buckeye Township).

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Buckeye Township, KSA small town of 411Dickinson County · 411 people
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Cherry Township, KSA small town of 442Montgomery County · 442 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.

Buckeye TownshipA small town of 411
Quiet strengthsBuckeye Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Buckeye Township →
Cherry TownshipA small town of 442
Quiet strengthsCherry Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cherry Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Trails8.4×
Cherry Township has more miles of trail
Cherry Township 4.2 miBuckeye Township 0.5 mi
Jobs per worker5.6×
Buckeye Township is more of a job hub
Buckeye Township 0.78Cherry Township 0.14
Typical home built21 yrs
Buckeye Township’s homes are older
Cherry Township 1993Buckeye Township 1972
Street grid+55%
Cherry Township has the more walkable street grid
Cherry Township 3.4Buckeye Township 2.2
Property tax bill+18%
Tax bills are bigger in Buckeye Township
Buckeye Township $2,990Cherry Township $2,532
★ 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.

Buckeye Township$1,620/mo
Typical home $261K (Census) · tax rate 1.15% · Housing →
Cherry Township$1,570/mo
Typical home $260K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
Buckeye TownshipCherry Township
Snow a year15″7″
January low—23°F
July high—91°F
Growing season (days)—208d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th73rd
Outdoors & history
Buckeye TownshipCherry Township
Trails—4 mi
Conserved land—0%
Community
Buckeye TownshipCherry 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.

Where they are

146 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Buckeye TownshipDickinson CountyCherry TownshipMontgomery County
Buckeye Township ↔ Cherry Township146 miles apart
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.

Buckeye TownshipCherry Township
People
Population 411Lowest 442Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -8.3% KS: +3%
Median age 53.3±11.6Lowest 43% above KS 54±15.9Highest 44% above KS
Cherry Township and Buckeye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.5%±10Lowest KS: 23.8% 19.5%±9.5Highest KS: 23.8%
Cherry Township and Buckeye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.9%±11.7Lowest KS: 17% 38.7%±10.7Highest KS: 17%
Cherry Township and Buckeye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.1%Highest KS: 35.6% 37.4%Lowest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.3%±6.7Highest KS: 6.6% 0.5%±2.9Lowest KS: 6.6%
Buckeye Township and Cherry Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $81,964±$46kLowest 10% above KS $89,342±$9kHighest 20% above KS
Cherry Township and Buckeye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $260,700±$54kHighest 20% above KS $259,600±$130kLowest 20% above KS
Buckeye Township and Cherry Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,990Highest 7% above KS $2,532Lowest 10% below KS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 KS: 43.5%
Below poverty line 0% KS: 11.3% 0% KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest KS: 67.2% 92.6%Lowest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than KS 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 23% above KS 24 minLowest 22% above KS
Work from home 2.9%±5.1Highest KS: 11.8% 0%±5.5Lowest KS: 11.8%
Buckeye Township and Cherry Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.78Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Abilene (18%)Independence (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cherry TownshipFew work in Buckeye Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 4.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.2Lowest 3.4Highest
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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