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Garden City vs Union Township 106 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (97× in Garden City) and property tax bill (2.4× in Union Township).
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.
Garden City A small town of 78
Quiet strengths Garden City doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Garden City →
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.
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
Outdoors & history
Community
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 106 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Garden City ↔ Union Township 106 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
78 Lowest 105 Highest
Median age
37.5 ±12.7 Highest about the SD average 34.7 ±40.4 Lowest 9% below SD
Kids under 18
33.3% ±34.4 Highest SD: 24.2% 19% ±32.8 Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
23.1% ±34 Lowest SD: 18% 26.7% ±26.1 Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
9.6% Highest SD: 31.9% 8.6% Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±18.1 SD: 5% 0% ±13.5 SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
$93,750 ±$70k Lowest 25% above SD $123,929 ±$46k Highest 65% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly
$360 Lowest 87% below SD $863 Highest 68% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
100% ±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line
4% Highest SD: 11.9% 0% Lowest SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.3% Highest SD: 68.6% 80.8% Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938 42 yrs older than SD 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Average commuteone way
47 min 166% above SD —
Work from home
5.1% ±11.7 Lowest SD: 9.7% 32.4% ±17.4 Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
26.3 mi Lowest 34.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.46 Highest 0.24 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Clark (15%) Chamberlain (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Union Township Few work in Garden City
Conserved landshare of the town
0% Lowest 18.9% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi Lowest 3.4 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 0.1 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
58.2 Highest 0.6 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there 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.
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Towns like Garden City 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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