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Greenfield Township vs Hackberry Township

72 miles apart. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+18.3 pts in Greenfield Township) and jobs per worker (2.8× in Hackberry Township).

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Greenfield Township, KSA small town of 240Elk County · 240 people
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Hackberry Township, KSKnown for its schoolsLabette County · 253 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.

Greenfield TownshipA small town of 240
Quiet strengthsGreenfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Greenfield Township →
Hackberry TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 89%of KS districts All about Hackberry 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.

Kids under 18+18.3 pts
Greenfield Township has more kids
Greenfield Township 33.3%Hackberry Township 15%
Jobs per worker2.8×
Hackberry Township is more of a job hub
Hackberry Township 0.67Greenfield Township 0.24
Age 65++16.4 pts
Greenfield Township has more people 65 and up
Greenfield Township 33.8%Hackberry Township 17.4%
Average commute12 min
Hackberry Township has the shorter commute
Greenfield Township 29 minHackberry Township 17 min
Typical home built31 yrs
Greenfield Township’s homes are older
Hackberry Township 1969Greenfield Township 1938
Street grid+46%
Hackberry Township has the more walkable street grid
Hackberry Township 1.9Greenfield Township 1.3
★ What stands out · 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
–Greenfield TownshipNot graded AHackberry TownshipBetter than 89% of districts in the state
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
Greenfield TownshipHackberry Township
Snow a year9″11″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th58th
Outdoors & history
Greenfield TownshipHackberry Township
Trails8 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Community
Greenfield TownshipHackberry Township
Library hours a week10 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

72 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Greenfield TownshipElk CountyHackberry TownshipLabette County
Greenfield Township ↔ Hackberry Township72 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.

Greenfield TownshipHackberry Township
People
Population 240Lowest 253Highest
Median age 45.4±20.1Lowest 21% above KS 48.4±14.3Highest 29% above KS
Hackberry Township and Greenfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.3%±4.2Highest KS: 23.8% 15%±12.9Lowest KS: 23.8%
Age 65+ 33.8%±7.6Highest KS: 17% 17.4%±8.7Lowest KS: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.2%Highest KS: 35.6% 35.6%Lowest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±4.9Lowest KS: 6.6% 4.7%±6.9Highest KS: 6.6%
Hackberry Township and Greenfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,417±$15kHighest about the KS average $66,875±$49kLowest 10% below KS
Greenfield Township and Hackberry Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $49,700±$43k 77% below KS —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $929±$113 12% below KS —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,438 49% below KS —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±100Highest KS: 43.5% 0%±100Lowest KS: 43.5%
Greenfield Township and Hackberry Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.4%Lowest KS: 11.3% 14.2%Highest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.3%Lowest KS: 67.2% 82.6%Highest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than KS 1969Highest 7 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 49% above KS 17 minLowest 13% below KS
Work from home 15.1%±15.5Lowest KS: 11.8% 17.3%±12.7Highest KS: 11.8%
Hackberry Township and Greenfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.3 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Lowest 0.67Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Howard (17%)Parsons (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hackberry TownshipFew work in Greenfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 8.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 1.9Highest
Schools
School district —Labette County
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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