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Downs Township vs Jackson Township

Next-door neighbors in Sumner County. The biggest differences: size (3.8× in Downs Township) and property tax bill (+37% in Jackson Township).

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Downs Township, KSA small town of 117Sumner County · 117 people
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Jackson Township, KSA small town of 31Sumner County · 31 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.

Downs TownshipA small town of 117
Quiet strengthsDowns Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Downs Township →
Jackson TownshipA small town of 31
Quiet strengthsJackson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jackson 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 $230 more a month in Downs Township

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 Township$1,430/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 1.33% · Housing →
Jackson Township$1,200/mo
Typical home $164K (Census) · tax rate 2.51% · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Downs Township and Jackson 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.

Where they are

Downs Township and Jackson Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Downs TownshipJackson TownshipDowns TownshipJackson Township
Downs Township ↔ Jackson Township6.3 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
Downs TownshipJackson Township
Snow a year10″9″
January low—22°F
July high—92°F
Growing season (days)—195d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th65th
Outdoors & history
Downs TownshipJackson Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Archive photos1—
Famous people born here2—
Community
Downs TownshipJackson 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.

Downs TownshipJackson Township
People
Population 117Highest 31Lowest
Median age 54.5±30.3Lowest 46% above KS 62.6±13.4Highest 67% above KS
Jackson Township and Downs Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.8%±29.9Highest KS: 23.8% 0%±100Lowest KS: 23.8%
Downs Township and Jackson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32.5%±24.4Lowest KS: 17% 38.7%±100Highest KS: 17%
Jackson Township and Downs Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.2%Highest KS: 35.6% 9.7%Lowest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±13.3 KS: 6.6% 0%±50.2 KS: 6.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $79,000±$64kHighest 6% above KS $75,278±$51kLowest about the KS average
Downs Township and Jackson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$123kHighest 4% above KS $163,900±$3kLowest 25% below KS
Downs Township and Jackson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,000Lowest 7% above KS $4,111Highest 47% above KS
Below poverty line 33.3%Highest KS: 11.3% 0%Lowest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% KS: 67.2% 100% KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Lowest 6 yrs newer than KS 1999Highest 23 yrs newer than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 39 min 96% above KS —
Work from home 0%±25.6 KS: 11.8% 0%±100 KS: 11.8%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.3 miHighest 32.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Caldwell (21%)Wichita (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Jackson TownshipFew work in Downs Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 2.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Highest 1.3Lowest
Kansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Towns like Downs Township

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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