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Downs vs Bennett Township

148 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (35.9× in Downs) and rent (+45% in Bennett Township).

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Downs, KSHomes around $101KKansas · 749 people
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Bennett Township, KSA small town of 510Kingman County · 510 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.

DownsHomes around $101K
Housing$101K typical home59% below the KS typical home All about Downs →
Bennett TownshipA small town of 510
Quiet strengthsBennett Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bennett 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 grid35.9×
Downs has the more walkable street grid
Downs 104Bennett Township 2.9
Rent+45%
Rent runs higher in Bennett Township
Bennett Township $843Downs $582
Average commute13 min
Downs has the shorter commute
Bennett Township 26 minDowns 13 min
Age 65++16 pts
Downs has more people 65 and up
Downs 36.4%Bennett Township 20.4%
Property tax bill+39%
Tax bills are bigger in Bennett Township
Bennett Township $2,230Downs $1,606
Growth since 2010+9.5 pts
Bennett Township has grown faster since 2010
Bennett Township -1.6%Downs -11.1%
★ 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.

Downs$660/mo
Typical home $101K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.56% · or rent about $582/mo · Housing →
Bennett Township$750/mo
Typical home $107K (Census) · tax rate 2.09% · or rent about $843/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Bennett Township and Downs.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
–DownsNot graded C+Bennett TownshipBetter than 43% of districts in the state
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
DownsBennett Township
Snow a year18″7″
January low—21°F
July high—93°F
Growing season (days)—201d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th73rd
Outdoors & history
DownsBennett Township
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0.9%—
National Register places2—
Community
DownsBennett Township
Library hours a week30 hrs12 hrs
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

148 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DownsKSBennett TownshipKingman County
Downs ↔ Bennett Township148 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.

DownsBennett Township
People
Population 749Highest 510Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.1%Lowest KS: +3% -1.6%Highest KS: +3%
Median age 50.9±10Highest 36% above KS 47.7±11.4Lowest 28% above KS
Downs and Bennett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.5%±4.9Highest KS: 23.8% 14.5%±5.3Lowest KS: 23.8%
Downs and Bennett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 36.4%±4.1Highest KS: 17% 20.4%±5.9Lowest KS: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.8%Highest KS: 35.6% 25%Lowest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±1.7Lowest KS: 6.6% 3.7%±2.8Highest KS: 6.6%
Bennett Township and Downs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,333±$8kHighest 16% below KS $60,313±$21kLowest 19% below KS
Downs and Bennett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $102,700±$11kLowest 53% below KS $106,700±$21kHighest 51% below KS
Bennett Township and Downs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $582±$28Lowest 45% below KS $843±$167Highest 20% below KS
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,606Lowest 43% below KS $2,230Highest 20% below KS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.1%±20Highest KS: 43.5% 34%±33.6Lowest KS: 43.5%
Downs and Bennett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.8%Lowest KS: 11.3% 11.6%Highest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.9%Lowest KS: 67.2% 77.3%Highest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Highest 21 yrs older than KS 1950Lowest 26 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 minLowest 32% below KS 26 minHighest 34% above KS
Work from home 2%±2.5Lowest KS: 11.8% 10.2%±4.8Highest KS: 11.8%
Work in townworking residents 13.4%Highest 2.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miLowest 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.90Highest 0.44Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Osborne (24%)Wichita (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bennett TownshipFew work in Downs
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 104Highest 2.9Lowest
Schools
School district —Kingman - Norwich
High school in town —Norwich High
Students per teacherat that high school — 9.5
Kansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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