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Cheever Township vs Buckeye Township

Next-door neighbors in Dickinson County. The biggest differences: size (3.8× in Buckeye Township) and property tax bill (+41% in Cheever Township).

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Cheever Township, KSA small town of 109Dickinson County · 109 people
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Buckeye Township, KSA small town of 411Dickinson County · 411 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.

Cheever TownshipA small town of 109
Quiet strengthsCheever Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cheever Township →
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 →
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.

Size3.8×
Buckeye Township is the bigger place
Buckeye Township 411Cheever Township 109
Property tax bill+41%
Tax bills are bigger in Cheever Township
Cheever Township $4,224Buckeye Township $2,990
Typical home built28 yrs
Cheever Township’s homes are older
Buckeye Township 1972Cheever Township 1944
Street grid+57%
Buckeye Township has the more walkable street grid
Buckeye Township 2.2Cheever Township 1.4
Bachelor’s degree++9.8 pts
More adults in Buckeye Township have a degree
Buckeye Township 40.1%Cheever Township 30.3%
Jobs per worker+56%
Buckeye Township is more of a job hub
Buckeye Township 0.78Cheever Township 0.50
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $950 more a month in Cheever Township

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.

Cheever Township$2,570/mo
Typical home $422K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · Housing →
Buckeye Township$1,620/mo
Typical home $261K (Census) · tax rate 1.15% · Housing →

The difference: $950 a month, about $11,400 a year, between Cheever Township and Buckeye 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

Cheever Township and Buckeye Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cheever TownshipBuckeye TownshipCheever TownshipBuckeye Township
Cheever Township ↔ Buckeye Township6.0 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
Cheever TownshipBuckeye Township
Snow a year13″15″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th65th
Outdoors & history
Cheever TownshipBuckeye Township
Settled1873—
Community
Cheever TownshipBuckeye 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.

Cheever TownshipBuckeye Township
People
Population 109Lowest 411Highest
Median age 57.6±0.5Highest 54% above KS 53.3±11.6Lowest 43% above KS
Cheever Township and Buckeye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±28.5Lowest KS: 23.8% 16.5%±10Highest KS: 23.8%
Buckeye Township and Cheever Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.3%±35.9Lowest KS: 17% 22.9%±11.7Highest KS: 17%
Buckeye Township and Cheever Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.3%Lowest KS: 35.6% 40.1%Highest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.3Lowest KS: 6.6% 8.3%±6.7Highest KS: 6.6%
Buckeye Township and Cheever 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±$46k 10% above KS
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $422,400±$326kHighest 94% above KS $260,700±$54kLowest 20% above KS
Cheever Township and Buckeye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,224Highest 51% above KS $2,990Lowest 7% above KS
Below poverty line 0% KS: 11.3% 0% KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% KS: 67.2% 100% KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1944Lowest 32 yrs older than KS 1972Highest 4 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 24 min 23% above KS
Work from home 0%±12.5Lowest KS: 11.8% 2.9%±5.1Highest KS: 11.8%
Buckeye Township and Cheever Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Lowest 0.78Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chapman (13%)Abilene (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Buckeye TownshipFew work in Cheever Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Lowest 2.2Highest
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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