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Shiley Township vs Marena Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (16.9× in Marena Township) and trails (5.6× in Marena Township).

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Shiley Township, KSA small town of 19Pawnee County · 19 people
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Marena Township, KSA small town of 321Hodgeman County · 321 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.

Shiley TownshipA small town of 19
Quiet strengthsShiley Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Shiley Township →
Marena TownshipA small town of 321
Quiet strengthsMarena Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Marena 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.

Size16.9×
Marena Township is the bigger place
Marena Township 321Shiley Township 19
Trails5.6×
Marena Township has more miles of trail
Marena Township 30.4 miShiley Township 5.4 mi
Bachelor’s degree++27.3 pts
More adults in Marena Township have a degree
Marena Township 27.3%Shiley Township 0%
Homeowners+19.9 pts renters
Shiley Township has more renters
Marena Township 91.3%Shiley Township 71.4%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Shiley Township and Marena Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Shiley TownshipMarena TownshipShiley TownshipMarena Township
Shiley Township ↔ Marena Township13 miles apart · They share a border
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
Shiley TownshipMarena Township
Snow a year15″15″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th62nd
Outdoors & history
Shiley TownshipMarena Township
Trails5 mi30 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Shiley TownshipMarena Township
Library hours a week—13 hrs
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.

Shiley TownshipMarena Township
People
Population 19Lowest 321Highest
Median age 37.9±8.9Lowest about the KS average 47.5±5.3Highest 27% above KS
Marena Township and Shiley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.6%±100Highest KS: 23.8% 30.2%±7.3Lowest KS: 23.8%
Shiley Township and Marena Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest KS: 17% 26.8%±7.5Highest KS: 17%
Marena Township and Shiley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest KS: 35.6% 27.3%Highest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±81.9Lowest KS: 6.6% 0.9%±1.1Highest KS: 6.6%
Marena Township and Shiley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,250±$29kLowest 4% below KS $81,250±$25kHighest 9% above KS
Marena Township and Shiley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $94,200±$5k 57% below KS
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $725±$397 32% below KS
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,670 40% below KS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 KS: 43.5% 0%±100 KS: 43.5%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest KS: 11.3% 8.2%Highest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.4%Lowest KS: 67.2% 91.3%Highest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 16 yrs older than KS 1950Lowest 26 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 15 min 25% below KS
Work from home 0%±100Lowest KS: 11.8% 4.1%±4.8Highest KS: 11.8%
Marena Township and Shiley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miLowest 29.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.56Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Pawnee Township (33%)Jetmore (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Marena TownshipFew work in Shiley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 5.4 miLowest 30.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Lowest 1.9Highest
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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