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Colfax Township vs Aurora Township

Next-door neighbors in Cloud County. The biggest differences: median age (52.3 yrs in Colfax Township) and size (7.4× in Aurora Township).

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Colfax Township, KSA small town of 11Cloud County · 11 people
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Aurora Township, KSA small town of 81Cloud County · 81 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.

Colfax TownshipA small town of 11
Quiet strengthsColfax Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Colfax Township →
Aurora TownshipA small town of 81
Quiet strengthsAurora Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Aurora 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.

Median age52.3 yrs
Colfax Township skews older
Colfax Township 89.5Aurora Township 37.2
Size7.4×
Aurora Township is the bigger place
Aurora Township 81Colfax Township 11
Homeowners+44.7 pts renters
Aurora Township has more renters
Colfax Township 100%Aurora Township 55.3%
Street grid+60%
Aurora Township has the more walkable street grid
Aurora Township 1.6Colfax Township 1.0
Typical home built17 yrs
Colfax Township’s homes are older
Aurora Township 1955Colfax Township 1938
★ What stands out · Where they are

Colfax Township and Aurora Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Colfax TownshipAurora TownshipColfax TownshipAurora Township
Colfax Township ↔ Aurora Township6.1 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
Colfax TownshipAurora Township
Snow a year16″16″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th68th
Outdoors & history
Colfax TownshipAurora Township
Settled1872—
Community
Colfax TownshipAurora 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.

Colfax TownshipAurora Township
People
Population 11Lowest 81Highest
Median age 89.5±44.8Highest 139% above KS 37.2±7.3Lowest about the KS average
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest KS: 23.8% 9.9%±27.3Highest KS: 23.8%
Aurora Township and Colfax Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 81.8%±100Highest KS: 17% 17.3%±33.4Lowest KS: 17%
Colfax Township and Aurora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.3%Lowest KS: 35.6% 31.5%Highest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 KS: 6.6% 0%±19.2 KS: 6.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $85,588±$14k 15% above KS
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $88,800±$11k 59% below KS
Below poverty line 0%Lowest KS: 11.3% 7.4%Highest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest KS: 67.2% 55.3%Lowest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than KS 1955Highest 21 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 33 min 69% above KS
Work from home — 0%±19 KS: 11.8%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 44.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Concordia (21%)Concordia (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Aurora TownshipFew work in Colfax Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
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 1.0Lowest 1.6Highest
Kansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Colfax Township

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Starr Township612 people · $70K homes
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Towns like Colfax Township

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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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