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%

Gorham$1,020/mo

Typical home $153K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.69% · or rent about $788/mo · Housing →

Linn$1,230/mo

Typical home $193K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.37% · or rent about $496/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Linn and Gorham.

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

GorhamLinn

Snow a year13″9″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st 45th

Outdoors & history

GorhamLinn

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1886 1877

Archive photos2 1

Community

GorhamLinn

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

117 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GorhamKS LinnKS

Gorham ↔ Linn117 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

GorhamLinn

People

Population 416Lowest 470Highest

Median age 28.7±12.3Lowest 23% below KS 30±7.3Highest 20% below KS

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

Kids under 18 24.5%±10 KS: 23.8% 24.5%±7.6 KS: 23.8%

Age 65+ 20.2%±4.1Lowest KS: 17% 21.5%±8.2Highest KS: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.3%Lowest KS: 35.6% 19.1%Highest KS: 35.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±4.4Highest KS: 6.6% 2.1%±1.6Lowest KS: 6.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $68,200±$6kLowest 8% below KS $74,432±$15kHighest about the KS average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $113,200±$26kHighest 48% below KS $108,800±$39kLowest 50% below KS

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $788±$400Highest 26% below KS $496±$230Lowest 53% below KS

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,917Highest 31% below KS $1,493Lowest 47% below KS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.3%±13.1Lowest KS: 43.5% 32.8%±16.4Highest KS: 43.5%

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

Below poverty line 5%Lowest KS: 11.3% 8.7%Highest KS: 11.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 64.8%Lowest KS: 67.2% 65.7%Highest KS: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 1 yr older than KS 1957Lowest 19 yrs older than KS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 24% below KS 19 minHighest 4% below KS

Work from home 4%±4.3Lowest KS: 11.8% 14.7%±8.8Highest KS: 11.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.6%Lowest 8.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Lowest 1.12Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Russell (23%)Washington (7%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LinnFew work in Gorham

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 162Highest 111Lowest

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.

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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.

Gorham vs Linn

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Linn

What daily life feels like in each

117 miles apart

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