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Matfield Township vs Bazaar Township

Next-door neighbors in Chase County. The biggest differences: median age (34 yrs in Matfield Township) and homeowners (+63.4 pts renters in Bazaar Township).

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Matfield Township, KSAn outdoors townChase County · 68 people
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Bazaar Township, KSAn outdoors townChase County · 66 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.

Matfield TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors16.3% conserved land5.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Matfield Township →
Bazaar TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors25.9% conserved land7.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Bazaar 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.

Median age34 yrs
Matfield Township skews older
Matfield Township 63.3Bazaar Township 29.3
Homeowners+63.4 pts renters
Bazaar Township has more renters
Matfield Township 90.9%Bazaar Township 27.5%
Bachelor’s degree++32.4 pts
More adults in Bazaar Township have a degree
Bazaar Township 84.7%Matfield Township 52.3%
Typical home built21 yrs
Matfield Township’s homes are older
Bazaar Township 1976Matfield Township 1955
Jobs per worker+70%
Bazaar Township is more of a job hub
Bazaar Township 0.73Matfield Township 0.43
Street grid+50%
Matfield Township has the more walkable street grid
Matfield Township 0.3Bazaar Township 0.2
★ What stands out · Where they are

Matfield Township and Bazaar Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Matfield TownshipBazaar TownshipMatfield TownshipBazaar Township
Matfield Township ↔ Bazaar Township8.8 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
Matfield TownshipBazaar Township
Snow a year11″11″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th89th
Outdoors & history
Matfield TownshipBazaar Township
Trails5 mi8 mi
Conserved land16.3%25.9%
National Register places2—
Community
Matfield TownshipBazaar Township
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.

Matfield TownshipBazaar Township
People
Population 68Highest 66Lowest
Median age 63.3±3.7Highest 69% above KS 29.3±3.2Lowest 22% below KS
Kids under 18 4.4%±43.2Lowest KS: 23.8% 10.6%±45.7Highest KS: 23.8%
Bazaar Township and Matfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 38.2%±48.7Highest KS: 17% 16.7%±54.2Lowest KS: 17%
Matfield Township and Bazaar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 52.3%Lowest KS: 35.6% 84.7%Highest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±22.9 KS: 6.6% 0%±23.6 KS: 6.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $51,875±$17k 30% below KS
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $169,400±$92k 22% below KS —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $950±$397Highest 10% below KS $875±$553Lowest 17% below KS
Matfield Township and Bazaar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,778 about the KS average —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75%±100Highest KS: 43.5% 0%±59.5Lowest KS: 43.5%
Matfield Township and Bazaar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.9%Highest KS: 11.3% 0%Lowest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.9%Highest KS: 67.2% 27.5%Lowest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than KS 1976Highest same as KS
Getting to work
Work from home 14.3%±21.5Lowest KS: 11.8% 18.9%±19.1Highest KS: 11.8%
Bazaar Township and Matfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 24.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Lowest 0.73Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Emporia (28%)Cottonwood Falls (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bazaar TownshipFew work in Matfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 16.3%Lowest 25.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.2 miLowest 7.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Highest 0.2Lowest
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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