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Highpoint Township vs Marena Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (16.9× in Marena Township) and size (9.4× in Marena Township).

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Highpoint Township, KSA small town of 34Ness County · 34 people
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Marena Township, KSA small town of 321Hodgeman County · 321 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.

Highpoint TownshipA small town of 34
Quiet strengthsHighpoint Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Marena TownshipA small town of 321
Quiet strengthsMarena Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Marena 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Highpoint Township and Marena Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Highpoint TownshipMarena TownshipHighpoint TownshipMarena Township
Highpoint Township ↔ Marena Township11 miles apart · They share a border
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
Highpoint TownshipMarena Township
Snow a year15″15″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st62nd
Outdoors & history
Highpoint TownshipMarena Township
Trails2 mi30 mi
Conserved land0%0%
National Register places2—
Community
Highpoint TownshipMarena Township
Library hours a week—13 hrs
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.

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.

Highpoint TownshipMarena Township
People
Population 34Lowest 321Highest
Median age 67.1±0.8Highest 79% above KS 47.5±5.3Lowest 27% above KS
Kids under 18 0%±91.5Lowest KS: 23.8% 30.2%±7.3Highest KS: 23.8%
Marena Township and Highpoint Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 55.9%±100Highest KS: 17% 26.8%±7.5Lowest KS: 17%
Highpoint Township and Marena Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest KS: 35.6% 27.3%Highest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±45.8Lowest KS: 6.6% 0.9%±1.1Highest KS: 6.6%
Marena Township and Highpoint Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $81,250±$25k 9% above KS
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $94,200±$5k 57% below KS
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $725±$397 32% below KS
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,670 40% below KS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 KS: 43.5%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest KS: 11.3% 8.2%Highest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest KS: 67.2% 91.3%Lowest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than KS 1950Highest 26 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 15 min 25% below KS
Work from home 0%±32.4Lowest KS: 11.8% 4.1%±4.8Highest KS: 11.8%
Marena Township and Highpoint Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 29.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.56Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Ness City (39%)Jetmore (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Marena TownshipFew work in Highpoint Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 30.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 1.9Highest
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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