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Flora Township vs Castle Township

56 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.3× in Castle Township) and average commute (16 min in Castle Township).

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Flora Township, KSA small town of 232Dickinson County · 232 people
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Castle Township, KSKnown for its schoolsMcPherson County · 192 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.

Flora TownshipA small town of 232
Quiet strengthsFlora Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Flora 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 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.

Flora Township$370/mo
Typical home $54K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Castle Township$490/mo
Typical home $78K (Census) · tax rate 1.37% · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Castle Township and Flora 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.

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.

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
Flora TownshipCastle Township
Snow a year13″11″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th62nd
Outdoors & history
Flora TownshipCastle Township
Trails1 mi4 mi
Conserved land2.8%0.6%
Settled1879—
Community
Flora TownshipCastle 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.

Where they are

56 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Flora Township ↔ Castle Township56 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.

Flora TownshipCastle Township
People
Population 232Highest 192Lowest
Median age 51.7±12.7Highest 38% above KS 49.1±13.7Lowest 31% above KS
Flora Township and Castle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.4%±19Lowest KS: 23.8% 17.7%±13.6Highest KS: 23.8%
Castle Township and Flora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.5%±20Highest KS: 17% 14.1%±12.5Lowest KS: 17%
Flora Township and Castle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.1%Lowest KS: 35.6% 8.1%Highest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±4.9Lowest KS: 6.6% 4.7%±7.9Highest KS: 6.6%
Castle Township and Flora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $50,000±$20k 33% below KS
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $54,400±$3kLowest 75% below KS $77,500±$14kHighest 64% below KS
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,063 62% below KS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100Highest KS: 43.5% 0%±100Lowest KS: 43.5%
Flora Township and Castle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 47.1%Highest KS: 11.3% 6.8%Lowest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.2%Highest KS: 67.2% 65.2%Lowest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 9 yrs older than KS 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 65% above KS 16 minLowest 17% below KS
Work from home 0%±12Lowest KS: 11.8% 0.9%±3.7Highest KS: 11.8%
Castle Township and Flora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Lowest 1.38Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Abilene (17%)McPherson (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Castle TownshipFew work in Flora Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 3.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.3Highest 2.0Lowest
Schools
School district —Little River
High school in town —None in town
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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