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Center Township vs Nelson Township

Next-door neighbors in Cloud County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.1× in Center Township) and size (11.4× in Center Township).

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Center Township, KSA small town of 308Cloud County · 308 people
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Nelson Township, KSA small town of 27Cloud County · 27 people
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.

Center TownshipA small town of 308
Quiet strengthsCenter Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Center Township →
Nelson TownshipA small town of 27
Quiet strengthsNelson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Nelson 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Center Township and Nelson Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Center TownshipNelson TownshipCenter TownshipNelson Township
Center Township ↔ Nelson Township7.5 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.

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
Center TownshipNelson Township
Snow a year19″19″
January low19°F19°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)183d183d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th68th
Outdoors & history
Center TownshipNelson Township
Trails4 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled1873—
Community
Center TownshipNelson 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.

Center TownshipNelson Township
People
Population 308Highest 27Lowest
Median age 47.2±6.2Lowest 26% above KS 59.6±15.7Highest 59% above KS
Nelson Township and Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.5%±12.9Highest KS: 23.8% 0%±100Lowest KS: 23.8%
Center Township and Nelson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.9%±8.3Highest KS: 17% 0%±100Lowest KS: 17%
Center Township and Nelson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.5%Highest KS: 35.6% 0%Lowest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.1 KS: 6.6% 0%±57.6 KS: 6.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $123,938±$43k 67% above KS —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $215,400±$20k about the KS average —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,086 10% above 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 94.7%Highest KS: 67.2% 69.2%Lowest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 26 yrs newer than KS 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 min 10% below KS —
Work from home 0%±7.1 KS: 11.8% 0%±40.7 KS: 11.8%
Work in townworking residents 3.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.97Highest 0.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Concordia (21%)Concordia (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Nelson TownshipFew work in Center Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 3.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Highest 1.1Lowest
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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