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Meredith Township vs Lyon 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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Meredith Township, KSA small town of 65Cloud County · 65 people

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

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 →

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 →

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

Meredith Township and Lyon Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Meredith TownshipLyon Township

Meredith Township ↔ Lyon 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

Meredith TownshipLyon Township

Snow a year16″19″

January low—19°F

July high—90°F

Growing season (days)—183d

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

Outdoors & history

Meredith TownshipLyon Township

Trails7 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Community

Meredith TownshipLyon 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

Meredith TownshipLyon Township

People

Population 65Lowest 124Highest

Median age 60.5±6.9Highest 62% above KS 55.3±3.7Lowest 48% 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 3.1%±45Highest KS: 23.8% 1.6%±21.8Lowest 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+ 35.4%±50.1Highest KS: 17% 24.2%±25.5Lowest 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+ 24.1%Lowest KS: 35.6% 39.3%Highest KS: 35.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±17.2Highest KS: 6.6% 0%±12.5Lowest 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 $53,333±$48kHighest 28% below KS $43,417±$925Lowest 42% 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 $3,375Highest 21% above KS $673Lowest 76% below KS

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

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miLowest 32.8 miHighest

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

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

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 7.2 miHighest 0.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

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.

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Bordering Meredith Township

Logan Township65 people · $213K homes

Center Township308 people · $215K homes

Oakland Township48 people · $278K homes

Towns like Meredith Township

West Cooper Township68 people

Deer Creek Township35 people · $225K homes

Valley Township102 people

River Township87 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.