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

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 →
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 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 · 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.

Cherry Township$1,570/mo
Typical home $260K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · Housing →
Buckeye Township$1,620/mo
Typical home $261K (Census) · tax rate 1.15% · 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
Cherry TownshipBuckeye Township
Snow a year7″15″
January low23°F—
July high91°F—
Growing season (days)208d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd65th
Outdoors & history
Cherry TownshipBuckeye Township
Trails4 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Community
Cherry 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.

Where they are

146 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cherry Township ↔ Buckeye 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.

Cherry TownshipBuckeye Township
People
Population 442Highest 411Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.3% KS: +3% —
Median age 54±15.9Highest 44% above KS 53.3±11.6Lowest 43% 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 19.5%±9.5Highest KS: 23.8% 16.5%±10Lowest 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+ 38.7%±10.7Highest KS: 17% 22.9%±11.7Lowest 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+ 37.4%Lowest KS: 35.6% 40.1%Highest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±2.9Lowest KS: 6.6% 8.3%±6.7Highest 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 $89,342±$9kHighest 20% above KS $81,964±$46kLowest 10% 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 $259,600±$130kLowest 20% above KS $260,700±$54kHighest 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 $2,532Lowest 10% below KS $2,990Highest 7% 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 92.6%Lowest KS: 67.2% 100%Highest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than KS 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 22% above KS 24 minHighest 23% above KS
Work from home 0%±5.5Lowest KS: 11.8% 2.9%±5.1Highest 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%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.78Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Independence (18%)Abilene (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Buckeye TownshipFew work in Cherry Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 4.2 miHighest 0.5 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 3.4Highest 2.2Lowest
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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