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Dwight vs Marena Township

173 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (66.8× in Dwight) and average commute (20 min in Marena Township).

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Dwight, KSHomes around $174KKansas · 242 people

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Marena Township, KSA small town of 321Hodgeman County · 321 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.

DwightHomes around $174K

Housing$174K typical home30% below the KS typical home All about Dwight →

Marena TownshipA small town of 321

Quiet strengthsMarena Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Marena 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.

Street grid66.8×

Dwight has the more walkable street grid

Dwight 127Marena Township 1.9

Average commute20 min

Marena Township has the shorter commute

Dwight 35 minMarena Township 15 min

Jobs per worker2.9×

Marena Township is more of a job hub

Marena Township 0.56Dwight 0.19

Property tax bill+28%

Tax bills are bigger in Marena Township

Marena Township $1,670Dwight $1,301

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Dwight

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.

Down paymentRate%

Dwight$1,130/mo

Typical home $174K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.50% · or rent about $975/mo · Housing →

Marena Township$630/mo

Typical home $94K (Census) · tax rate 1.77% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,000 a year, between Dwight and Marena 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.

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

DwightMarena Township

Snow a year17″15″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th 62nd

Outdoors & history

DwightMarena Township

Conserved land—0%

Settled1903 —

Archive photos3 —

Community

DwightMarena Township

Library hours a week10 hrs 13 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

173 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DwightKS Marena TownshipHodgeman County

Dwight ↔ Marena Township173 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.

Only big differences vs Kansas average

DwightMarena Township

People

Population 242Lowest 321Highest

Median age 45.3±11.2Lowest 21% above KS 47.5±5.3Highest 27% above KS

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

Kids under 18 22.7%±6.9Lowest KS: 23.8% 30.2%±7.3Highest KS: 23.8%

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

Age 65+ 25.6%±9.8Lowest KS: 17% 26.8%±7.5Highest KS: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.3%Lowest KS: 35.6% 27.3%Highest KS: 35.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.4Lowest KS: 6.6% 0.9%±1.1Highest KS: 6.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $67,000±$15kLowest 10% below KS $81,250±$25kHighest 9% above KS

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $86,800±$13kLowest 60% below KS $94,200±$5kHighest 57% below KS

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $975±$912Highest 8% below KS $725±$397Lowest 32% below KS

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,301Lowest 54% below KS $1,670Highest 40% below KS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 23.5%±100Highest KS: 43.5% 0%±100Lowest KS: 43.5%

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

Below poverty line 9.2%Highest KS: 11.3% 8.2%Lowest KS: 11.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.2%Lowest KS: 67.2% 91.3%Highest KS: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1952Highest 24 yrs older than KS 1950Lowest 26 yrs older than KS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 75% above KS 15 minLowest 25% below KS

Work from home 9.4%±6.9Highest KS: 11.8% 4.1%±4.8Lowest KS: 11.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miLowest 29.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Lowest 0.56Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Manhattan (16%)Jetmore (31%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Marena TownshipFew work in Dwight

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 30.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 127Highest 1.9Lowest

Kansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Dwight neighborsTown Square →

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Towns like Dwight

Courtland Township241 people · $117K homes

Plum Township317 people · $63K homes

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Netawaka151 people · $104K homes

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.