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Stanton Township vs Timberhill Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: homeowners (+27.6 pts renters in Timberhill Township) and size (2.7× in Timberhill Township).

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Stanton Township, KSA small town of 97Linn County · 97 people
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Timberhill Township, KSA small town of 259Bourbon County · 259 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.

Stanton TownshipA small town of 97
Quiet strengthsStanton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Stanton Township →
Timberhill TownshipA small town of 259
Quiet strengthsTimberhill Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Timberhill 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.

Homeowners+27.6 pts renters
Timberhill Township has more renters
Stanton Township 100%Timberhill Township 72.4%
Size2.7×
Timberhill Township is the bigger place
Timberhill Township 259Stanton Township 97
Bachelor’s degree++11.9 pts
More adults in Stanton Township have a degree
Stanton Township 21.6%Timberhill Township 9.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,350 more a month in Stanton Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Stanton Township$2,780/mo
Typical home $509K (Census) · tax rate 0.27% · Housing →
Timberhill Township$1,430/mo
Typical home $213K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,050/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,350 a month, about $16,200 a year, between Stanton Township and Timberhill Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Stanton Township and Timberhill Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Stanton TownshipTimberhill TownshipStanton TownshipTimberhill Township
Stanton Township ↔ Timberhill Township5.2 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
Stanton TownshipTimberhill Township
Snow a year8″8″
January low22°F22°F
July high91°F91°F
Growing season (days)204d204d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th78th
Outdoors & history
Stanton TownshipTimberhill Township
Trails—4 mi
Conserved land—0%
Community
Stanton TownshipTimberhill 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.

Stanton TownshipTimberhill Township
People
Population 97Lowest 259Highest
Median age 55.9±20.7Lowest 49% above KS 56.4±11.1Highest 51% above KS
Timberhill Township and Stanton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±32.1Lowest KS: 23.8% 11.6%±11Highest KS: 23.8%
Timberhill Township and Stanton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 34%±46.4Highest KS: 17% 17.4%±7.8Lowest KS: 17%
Stanton Township and Timberhill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.6%Highest KS: 35.6% 9.7%Lowest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±16 KS: 6.6% 0%±6 KS: 6.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $34,091±$26k 54% below KS
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $508,700±$361kHighest 134% above KS $212,500±$195kLowest about the KS average
Stanton Township and Timberhill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,050±$709 about the KS average
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,391 50% below KS —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 56.3%±100 KS: 43.5%
Below poverty line 18.6%Highest KS: 11.3% 5%Lowest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest KS: 67.2% 72.4%Lowest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than KS 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 28 min 41% above KS
Work from home 32.4%±36.8Highest KS: 11.8% 0%±7.7Lowest KS: 11.8%
Stanton Township and Timberhill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.8 miHighest 31.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.01Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mound City (10%)Fort Scott (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Timberhill TownshipFew work in Stanton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 3.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.0Lowest 2.6Highest
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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