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

211 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DamarKS Shell Rock TownshipGreenwood County

Damar ↔ Shell Rock Township211 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Kansas average

DamarShell Rock Township

People

Population 126Lowest 154Highest

Median age 57.5±27.3Highest 54% above KS 56±20.3Lowest 50% above KS

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

Kids under 18 13.5%±17.5Highest KS: 23.8% 10.4%±18.2Lowest KS: 23.8%

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

Age 65+ 41.3%±11Highest KS: 17% 33.8%±27Lowest KS: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.7%Lowest KS: 35.6% 29.3%Highest KS: 35.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.3%±16.2Highest KS: 6.6% 1.9%±7.8Lowest KS: 6.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $44,028±$25kLowest 41% below KS $61,779±$1kHighest 17% below KS

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $49,800±$44k 77% below KS —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $608±$134 43% below KS —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,375Highest 51% below KS $1,000Lowest 64% below KS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±100Highest KS: 43.5% 0%±100Lowest KS: 43.5%

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

Below poverty line 18.3%Highest KS: 11.3% 3.9%Lowest KS: 11.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 72.2%Lowest KS: 67.2% 79.5%Highest KS: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1942Lowest 34 yrs older than KS 1962Highest 14 yrs older than KS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 20% below KS 31 minHighest 59% above KS

Work from home 3.1%±4.4Lowest KS: 11.8% 8.1%±10.9Highest KS: 11.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.9%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 26.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Lowest 0.67Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Stockton (33%)Emporia (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Shell Rock TownshipFew work in Damar

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 1.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 74.5Highest 1.3Lowest

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.

Damar vs Shell Rock Township

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