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Cheney vs Scott Township

170 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (13.2× in Cheney) and growth since 2010 (+8.8 pts in Cheney).

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Cheney, KSAn outdoors townKansas · 2,580 people

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Scott Township, KSKnown for its schoolsBourbon County · 2,705 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.

CheneyAn outdoors town

Outdoors#5 most trails in KS4.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves Housing$278K typical home11% above the KS typical home HealthHealthier than 64%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Cheney →

Scott TownshipKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 34%of KS districts Health67% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Scott 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 grid13.2×

Cheney has the more walkable street grid

Cheney 58.0Scott Township 4.4

Growth since 2010+8.8 pts

Cheney has grown faster since 2010

Cheney +4.2%Scott Township -4.6%

Scott Township has more miles of trail

Scott Township 8.2 miCheney 4.2 mi

Jobs per worker+92%

Cheney is more of a job hub

Cheney 0.71Scott Township 0.37

Work in town+12.9 pts

More of Cheney’s workers stay in town

Cheney 16.2%Scott Township 3.3%

Average commute6 min

Scott Township has the shorter commute

Cheney 25 minScott Township 19 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $700 more a month in Cheney

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.

Down paymentRate%

Cheney$1,790/mo

Typical home $278K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.44% · or rent about $1,051/mo · Housing →

Scott Township$1,090/mo

Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 1.47% · or rent about $602/mo · Housing →

The difference: $700 a month, about $8,400 a year, between Cheney and Scott 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.

Report cards

Cheney places higher on 12 of 17 KS lists

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

–CheneyNot graded CScott TownshipBetter than 34% of districts in the state

Health

BCheneyHealthier than 64% of U.S. towns CScott TownshipHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns

12Cheney

4Scott Township

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 108 towns #5#90 Cheapest rentCost of living · 158 towns #94#5 Most walkableOutdoors · 160 towns #78#149 Most activeHealth · 159 towns #62#131 Lowest depressionHealth · 159 towns #140#72 Shortest commuteGetting around · 160 towns #134#70 Fastest growingGrowth · 160 towns #70#130 HealthiestHealth · 159 towns #75#131

Left end = #1 in Kansas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Cheney’s rankings →

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

CheneyScott Township

Snow a year7″8″

January low—22°F

July high—91°F

Growing season (days)—204d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th 67th

Outdoors & history

CheneyScott Township

Trails4 mi 8 mi

Conserved land0%0.6%

Settled1884 —

National Register places—2

Archive photos3 —

Community

CheneyScott Township

Library hours a week40 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

170 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CheneyKS Scott TownshipBourbon County

Cheney ↔ Scott Township170 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.

Only big differences vs Kansas average

CheneyScott Township

People

Population 2,580Lowest 2,705Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.2%Highest KS: +3% -4.6%Lowest KS: +3%

Median age 36.9±4.7Highest about the KS average 33.9±6.2Lowest 9% below KS

Cheney and Scott Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 30.2%±5.9Lowest KS: 23.8% 30.9%±5.3Highest KS: 23.8%

Scott Township and Cheney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 15.9%±4.4Highest KS: 17% 15.7%±4.2Lowest KS: 17%

Cheney and Scott Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.8%Highest KS: 35.6% 31%Lowest KS: 35.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.6Lowest KS: 6.6% 6.5%±3.8Highest KS: 6.6%

Scott Township and Cheney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $85,313±$14kHighest 15% above KS $72,109±$48kLowest about the KS average

Cheney and Scott Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $167,900±$31kLowest 23% below KS $168,800±$22kHighest 22% below KS

Scott Township and Cheney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,051±$90Highest about the KS average $602±$454Lowest 43% below KS

Cheney and Scott Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,411Lowest 14% below KS $2,485Highest 11% below KS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.3%±18.9Highest KS: 43.5% 11.3%±12.7Lowest KS: 43.5%

Cheney and Scott Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 6.9%Lowest KS: 11.3% 15.9%Highest KS: 11.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78%Lowest KS: 67.2% 78.5%Highest KS: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than KS 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than KS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 27% above KS 19 minLowest 4% below KS

Work from home 8.9%±3.9Lowest KS: 11.8% 11.9%±6.1Highest KS: 11.8%

Scott Township and Cheney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 16.2%Highest 3.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.71Highest 0.37Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Wichita (36%)Fort Scott (43%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Scott TownshipFew work in Cheney

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 4.2 miLowest 8.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.8 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.0Highest 4.4Lowest

Kansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Cheney neighborsTown Square →

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Scott Township neighborsTown Square →

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Towns like Cheney

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Douglass Township1,912 people · $164K homes

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.