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Falls Township vs Bazaar Township

Next-door neighbors in Chase County. The biggest differences: street grid (15.5× in Falls Township) and size (17.6× in Falls Township).

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Falls Township, KSKnown for its schoolsChase County · 1,159 people
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Bazaar Township, KSAn outdoors townChase County · 66 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.

Falls TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 73%of KS districts Outdoors15% conserved land1.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health63% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Falls Township →
Bazaar TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors25.9% conserved land7.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Bazaar 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 grid15.5×
Falls Township has the more walkable street grid
Falls Township 3.1Bazaar Township 0.2
Size17.6×
Falls Township is the bigger place
Falls Township 1,159Bazaar Township 66
Bachelor’s degree++60.9 pts
More adults in Bazaar Township have a degree
Bazaar Township 84.7%Falls Township 23.8%
Homeowners+57 pts renters
Bazaar Township has more renters
Falls Township 84.5%Bazaar Township 27.5%
Trails4.4×
Bazaar Township has more miles of trail
Bazaar Township 7.5 miFalls Township 1.7 mi
Median age14.1 yrs
Falls Township skews older
Falls Township 43.4Bazaar Township 29.3
★ What stands out · Where they are

Falls Township and Bazaar Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Falls TownshipBazaar TownshipFalls TownshipBazaar Township
Falls Township ↔ Bazaar Township7.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
B+Falls TownshipBetter than 73% of districts in the state –Bazaar TownshipNot graded
Health
C+Falls TownshipHealthier than 37% of U.S. towns –Bazaar TownshipNot graded
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
Falls TownshipBazaar Township
Snow a year11″11″
January low18°F—
July high90°F—
Growing season (days)180d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th89th
Outdoors & history
Falls TownshipBazaar Township
Trails2 mi8 mi
Conserved land15%25.9%
National Register places2—
Community
Falls TownshipBazaar Township
Library hours a week16 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.

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.

Falls TownshipBazaar Township
People
Population 1,159Highest 66Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.5% KS: +3% —
Median age 43.4±5.3Highest 16% above KS 29.3±3.2Lowest 22% below KS
Kids under 18 16.7%±3.5Highest KS: 23.8% 10.6%±45.7Lowest KS: 23.8%
Falls Township and Bazaar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.1%±6.5Highest KS: 17% 16.7%±54.2Lowest KS: 17%
Falls Township and Bazaar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.8%Lowest KS: 35.6% 84.7%Highest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±2.5Highest KS: 6.6% 0%±23.6Lowest KS: 6.6%
Falls Township and Bazaar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,542±$8kLowest 31% below KS $51,875±$17kHighest 30% below KS
Bazaar Township and Falls Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $89,200±$13k 59% below KS —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $792±$212Lowest 25% below KS $875±$553Highest 17% below KS
Bazaar Township and Falls Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,480 47% below KS —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.9%±21Highest KS: 43.5% 0%±59.5Lowest KS: 43.5%
Falls Township and Bazaar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.4%Highest KS: 11.3% 0%Lowest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.5%Highest KS: 67.2% 27.5%Lowest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Lowest 22 yrs older than KS 1976Highest same as KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 min 5% above KS —
Work from home 10.6%±7Lowest KS: 11.8% 18.9%±19.1Highest KS: 11.8%
Bazaar Township and Falls Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 23.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.13Highest 0.73Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cottonwood Falls (23%)Cottonwood Falls (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bazaar TownshipFew work in Falls Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15%Lowest 25.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miLowest 7.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.1Highest 0.2Lowest
Schools
School district Chase County—
High school in town Chase County Junior Senior High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 11.4 —
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.

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