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Lyon Township vs Meredith Township

Next-door neighbors in Cloud County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (5× in Meredith Township) and trails (10.3× in Meredith Township).

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Lyon Township, KSA small town of 124Cloud County · 124 people

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Meredith Township, KSA small town of 65Cloud County · 65 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.

Lyon TownshipA small town of 124

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

All about Lyon Township →

Meredith TownshipA small town of 65

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

All about Meredith 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.

Property tax bill5×

Tax bills are bigger in Meredith Township

Meredith Township $3,375Lyon Township $673

Meredith Township has more miles of trail

Meredith Township 7.2 miLyon Township 0.7 mi

Typical home built40 yrs

Lyon Township’s homes are older

Meredith Township 1978Lyon Township 1938

Bachelor’s degree++15.2 pts

More adults in Lyon Township have a degree

Lyon Township 39.3%Meredith Township 24.1%

Average commute7 min

Lyon Township has the shorter commute

Meredith Township 17 minLyon Township 10 min

★ What stands out · Where they are

Lyon Township and Meredith Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lyon TownshipMeredith Township

Lyon Township ↔ Meredith Township6.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

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

Lyon TownshipMeredith Township

Snow a year19″16″

January low19°F —

July high90°F —

Growing season (days)183d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th 68th

Outdoors & history

Lyon TownshipMeredith Township

Conserved land—0%

Community

Lyon TownshipMeredith 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.

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

Lyon TownshipMeredith Township

People

Population 124Highest 65Lowest

Median age 55.3±3.7Lowest 48% above KS 60.5±6.9Highest 62% above KS

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

Kids under 18 1.6%±21.8Lowest KS: 23.8% 3.1%±45Highest KS: 23.8%

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

Age 65+ 24.2%±25.5Lowest KS: 17% 35.4%±50.1Highest KS: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.3%Highest KS: 35.6% 24.1%Lowest KS: 35.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12.5Lowest KS: 6.6% 1.5%±17.2Highest KS: 6.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $43,417±$925Lowest 42% below KS $53,333±$48kHighest 28% below KS

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $311,400±$120k 43% above KS

Property taxmedian, yearly $673Lowest 76% below KS $3,375Highest 21% above KS

Below poverty line 12.9%Lowest KS: 11.3% 16.9%Highest KS: 11.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest KS: 67.2% 97.5%Lowest KS: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than KS 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than KS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 10 minLowest 47% below KS 17 minHighest 12% below KS

Work from home 0%±19.3 KS: 11.8% 0%±37.9 KS: 11.8%

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 27.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.15Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Glasco (16%)Center Township (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Meredith TownshipFew work in Lyon Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 7.2 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 1.2 1.2

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.

Lyon Township neighborsTown Square →

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Meredith Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Lyon Township

Solomon Township441 people · $53K homes

Arion Township26 people

Sheridan Township356 people · $71K homes

Towns like Lyon Township

Morland112 people · $75K homes

Solomon Township133 people · $60K homes

Penn Township134 people · $368K homes

West Cherry Township83 people

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.