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Starr Township vs Strong Township

78 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (342× in Strong Township) and street grid (2.7× in Starr Township).

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Starr Township, KSKnown for its schoolsCloud County · 612 people
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Strong Township, KSAn outdoors townChase County · 553 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.

Starr TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 3%of KS districts All about Starr Township →
Strong TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors30.4% conserved land34 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 73%of KS districts HistorySettled in 18714 places on the National Register All about Strong 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.

Trails342×
Strong Township has more miles of trail
Strong Township 34.2 miStarr Township 0.1 mi
Street grid2.7×
Starr Township has the more walkable street grid
Starr Township 3.2Strong Township 1.2
Conserved land+30.4 pts
Strong Township has more conserved land
Strong Township 30.4%Starr Township 0%
Growth since 2010+8.1 pts
Starr Township has grown faster since 2010
Starr Township -11.9%Strong Township -20%
Average commute7 min
Strong Township has the shorter commute
Starr Township 26 minStrong Township 19 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Strong 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.

Starr Township$480/mo
Typical home $70K (Census) · tax rate 1.88% · or rent about $692/mo · Housing →
Strong Township$700/mo
Typical home $111K (Census) · tax rate 1.30% · or rent about $499/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Strong Township and Starr 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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Kansas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
D−Starr TownshipBetter than 3% of districts in the state B+Strong TownshipBetter than 73% of districts in the state
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
Starr TownshipStrong Township
Snow a year16″11″
January low—18°F
July high—90°F
Growing season (days)—180d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th89th
Outdoors & history
Starr TownshipStrong Township
Trails—34 mi
Conserved land—30.4%
Settled—1871
National Register places—4
Community
Starr TownshipStrong 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.

Where they are

78 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Starr TownshipCloud CountyStrong TownshipChase County
Starr Township ↔ Strong Township78 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.

Starr TownshipStrong Township
People
Population 612Highest 553Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.9%Highest KS: +3% -20%Lowest KS: +3%
Median age 46.3±8.1Highest 24% above KS 45.3±8.2Lowest 21% above KS
Starr Township and Strong Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.8%±5.4Highest KS: 23.8% 23.7%±6.9Lowest KS: 23.8%
Starr Township and Strong Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.4%±2.7Lowest KS: 17% 24.6%±6.6Highest KS: 17%
Strong Township and Starr Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.8%Lowest KS: 35.6% 16.3%Highest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±2.1Highest KS: 6.6% 0.5%±0.6Lowest KS: 6.6%
Starr Township and Strong Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,589±$6kHighest 22% below KS $49,911±$18kLowest 33% below KS
Starr Township and Strong Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $70,000±$20kLowest 68% below KS $110,900±$35kHighest 49% below KS
Strong Township and Starr Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $692±$144Highest 35% below KS $499±$57Lowest 53% below KS
Starr Township and Strong Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,313Lowest 53% below KS $1,444Highest 48% below KS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.1%±22.5Highest KS: 43.5% 17.2%±16.9Lowest KS: 43.5%
Starr Township and Strong Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17%Highest KS: 11.3% 9%Lowest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.2% KS: 67.2% 63.2% KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1949Lowest 27 yrs older than KS 1959Highest 17 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 31% above KS 19 minLowest about the KS average
Work from home 3.6%±5.5Lowest KS: 11.8% 5.1%±4.9Highest KS: 11.8%
Strong Township and Starr Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.9%Lowest 4.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46 0.46
Top workplaceoutside town Concordia (23%)Cottonwood Falls (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Strong TownshipFew work in Starr Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 30.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 34.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.2Highest 1.2Lowest
Schools
School district —Chase County
High school in town —None in town
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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