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Gorham vs Welda Township

206 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (59.9× in Gorham) and average commute (44 min in Gorham).

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Gorham, KSHomes around $153KKansas · 416 people

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Welda Township, KSA small town of 270Anderson County · 270 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.

GorhamHomes around $153K

Housing$153K typical home39% below the KS typical home All about Gorham →

Welda TownshipA small town of 270

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

All about Welda 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 grid59.9×

Gorham has the more walkable street grid

Gorham 162Welda Township 2.7

Average commute44 min

Gorham has the shorter commute

Welda Township 59 minGorham 15 min

Property tax bill2.3×

Tax bills are bigger in Welda Township

Welda Township $4,365Gorham $1,917

Bachelor’s degree++13.3 pts

More adults in Gorham have a degree

Gorham 13.3%Welda Township 0%

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Gorham$1,020/mo

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

Welda Township$950/mo

Typical home $112K (Census) · tax rate 3.89% · or rent about $717/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Gorham and Welda 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

GorhamWelda Township

Snow a year13″13″

January low—20°F

July high—89°F

Growing season (days)—189d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st 66th

Outdoors & history

GorhamWelda Township

Trails0 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0%4.3%

Settled1886 —

Archive photos2 —

Community

GorhamWelda Township

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

206 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GorhamKS Welda TownshipAnderson County

Gorham ↔ Welda Township206 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

GorhamWelda Township

People

Population 416Highest 270Lowest

Median age 28.7±12.3Highest 23% below KS 23±14.5Lowest 39% below KS

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

Kids under 18 24.5%±10Lowest KS: 23.8% 34.1%±19.1Highest KS: 23.8%

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

Age 65+ 20.2%±4.1Highest KS: 17% 11.5%±12.3Lowest KS: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.3%Highest KS: 35.6% 0%Lowest KS: 35.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±4.4Lowest KS: 6.6% 16.3%±19.1Highest KS: 6.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $68,200±$6kHighest 8% below KS $60,909±$35kLowest 18% below KS

Gorham and Welda Township 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 $112,200±$8kLowest 48% below KS

Gorham and Welda Township 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 $717±$224Lowest 32% below KS

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,917Lowest 31% below KS $4,365Highest 56% above KS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.3%±13.1Lowest KS: 43.5% 52.4%±52.7Highest KS: 43.5%

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

Below poverty line 5%Highest KS: 11.3% 4.4%Lowest KS: 11.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 64.8%Lowest KS: 67.2% 65.6%Highest KS: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 1 yr older than KS 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than KS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 24% below KS 59 minHighest 199% above KS

Work from home 4%±4.3Lowest KS: 11.8% 36.2%±35.2Highest KS: 11.8%

Welda Township 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%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 mi 28.3 mi

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Lowest 0.47Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Russell (23%)Garnett (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Welda TownshipFew work in Gorham

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 4.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 162Highest 2.7Lowest

Kansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 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.

Gorham neighborsTown Square →

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Welda Township neighborsTown Square →

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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.