Next-door neighbors in Cloud County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3× in Nelson Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+31.5 pts in Aurora Township).
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.
Nelson TownshipAurora Township
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People
Population27Lowest81Highest
Median age59.6±15.7Highest 59% above KS37.2±7.3Lowest about the KS average
Nelson Township and Aurora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 180%±100Lowest KS: 23.8%9.9%±27.3Highest KS: 23.8%
Aurora Township and Nelson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+0%±100Lowest KS: 17%17.3%±33.4Highest KS: 17%
Aurora Township and Nelson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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.
