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Shell Rock Township vs Damar

211 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (57.3× in Damar) and trails (3.7× in Shell Rock Township).

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Shell Rock Township, KSA small town of 154Greenwood County · 154 people
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Damar, KSHomes around $124KKansas · 126 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.

Shell Rock TownshipA small town of 154
Quiet strengthsShell Rock Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Shell Rock Township →
DamarHomes around $124K
Housing$124K typical home50% below the KS typical home All about Damar →
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.

Street grid57.3×
Damar has the more walkable street grid
Damar 74.5Shell Rock Township 1.3
Trails3.7×
Shell Rock Township has more miles of trail
Shell Rock Township 1.1 miDamar 0.3 mi
Average commute16 min
Damar has the shorter commute
Shell Rock Township 31 minDamar 16 min
Property tax bill+38%
Tax bills are bigger in Damar
Damar $1,375Shell Rock Township $1,000
Typical home built20 yrs
Damar’s homes are older
Shell Rock Township 1962Damar 1942
Jobs per worker+56%
Shell Rock Township is more of a job hub
Shell Rock Township 0.67Damar 0.43
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
Shell Rock TownshipDamar
Snow a year11″18″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th61st
Outdoors & history
Shell Rock TownshipDamar
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled—1888
National Register places—1
Archive photos—2
Community
Shell Rock TownshipDamar
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.

Where they are

211 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Shell Rock TownshipGreenwood CountyDamarKS
Shell Rock Township ↔ Damar211 miles apart
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.

Shell Rock TownshipDamar
People
Population 154Highest 126Lowest
Median age 56±20.3Lowest 50% above KS 57.5±27.3Highest 54% above KS
Damar and Shell Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.4%±18.2Lowest KS: 23.8% 13.5%±17.5Highest KS: 23.8%
Damar and Shell Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.8%±27Lowest KS: 17% 41.3%±11Highest KS: 17%
Damar and Shell Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.3%Highest KS: 35.6% 26.7%Lowest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±7.8Lowest KS: 6.6% 10.3%±16.2Highest KS: 6.6%
Damar and Shell Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,779±$1kHighest 17% below KS $44,028±$25kLowest 41% below KS
Shell Rock Township and Damar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $49,800±$44k 77% below KS
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $608±$134 43% below KS
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,000Lowest 64% below KS $1,375Highest 51% below KS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest KS: 43.5% 16.7%±100Highest KS: 43.5%
Damar and Shell Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.9%Lowest KS: 11.3% 18.3%Highest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.5%Highest KS: 67.2% 72.2%Lowest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Highest 14 yrs older than KS 1942Lowest 34 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 59% above KS 16 minLowest 20% below KS
Work from home 8.1%±10.9Highest KS: 11.8% 3.1%±4.4Lowest KS: 11.8%
Shell Rock Township and Damar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.67Highest 0.43Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Emporia (25%)Stockton (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DamarFew work in Shell Rock Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 74.5Highest
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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