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Welda Township vs Gorham

206 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (59.9× in Gorham) and average commute (44 min in Gorham).

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Welda Township, KSA small town of 270Anderson County · 270 people

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Gorham, KSHomes around $153KKansas · 416 people

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.

Welda TownshipA small town of 270

Quiet strengthsWelda Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Welda Township →

GorhamHomes around $153K

Housing$153K typical home39% below the KS typical home All about Gorham →

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.

Street grid59.9×

Gorham has the more walkable street grid

Gorham 162Welda Township 2.7

Average commute44 min

Gorham has the shorter commute

Welda Township 59 minGorham 15 min

Property tax bill2.3×

Tax bills are bigger in Welda Township

Welda Township $4,365Gorham $1,917

Bachelor’s degree++13.3 pts

More adults in Gorham have a degree

Gorham 13.3%Welda Township 0%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Down paymentRate%

Welda Township$950/mo

Typical home $112K (Census) · tax rate 3.89% · or rent about $717/mo · Housing →

Gorham$1,020/mo

Typical home $153K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.69% · or rent about $788/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Gorham and Welda 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.

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

Welda TownshipGorham

Snow a year13″13″

January low20°F —

July high89°F —

Growing season (days)189d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th 71st

Outdoors & history

Welda TownshipGorham

Trails1 mi 0 mi

Conserved land4.3%0%

Settled—1886

Archive photos—2

Community

Welda TownshipGorham

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

206 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Welda TownshipAnderson County GorhamKS

Welda Township ↔ Gorham206 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.

Only big differences vs Kansas average

Welda TownshipGorham

People

Population 270Lowest 416Highest

Median age 23±14.5Lowest 39% below KS 28.7±12.3Highest 23% below KS

Gorham and Welda Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 34.1%±19.1Highest KS: 23.8% 24.5%±10Lowest KS: 23.8%

Welda Township and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 11.5%±12.3Lowest KS: 17% 20.2%±4.1Highest KS: 17%

Gorham and Welda 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% 13.3%Highest KS: 35.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 16.3%±19.1Highest KS: 6.6% 3.1%±4.4Lowest KS: 6.6%

Welda Township and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $60,909±$35kLowest 18% below KS $68,200±$6kHighest 8% below KS

Gorham and Welda Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $112,200±$8kLowest 48% below KS $113,200±$26kHighest 48% below KS

Gorham and Welda Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $717±$224Lowest 32% below KS $788±$400Highest 26% below KS

Gorham and Welda Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,365Highest 56% above KS $1,917Lowest 31% below KS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.4%±52.7Highest KS: 43.5% 26.3%±13.1Lowest KS: 43.5%

Welda Township and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 4.4%Lowest KS: 11.3% 5%Highest KS: 11.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 65.6%Highest KS: 67.2% 64.8%Lowest KS: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than KS 1975Highest 1 yr older than KS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 59 minHighest 199% above KS 15 minLowest 24% below KS

Work from home 36.2%±35.2Highest KS: 11.8% 4%±4.3Lowest KS: 11.8%

Welda Township and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 1.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 mi 28.3 mi

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Highest 0.46Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Garnett (17%)Russell (23%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GorhamFew work in Welda Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.3%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.7Lowest 162Highest

Kansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Welda Township neighborsTown Square →

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Gorham neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Welda Township

Westphalia Township531 people · $117K homes

Washington Township433 people · $187K homes

Lone Elm Township261 people · $201K homes

Ozark Township498 people · $115K homes

Towns like Welda Township

Emmett178 people · $99K homes

Adams Township163 people

Pleasant Township577 people · $103K homes

Winona221 people · $110K homes

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.