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Adams Township vs Arcadia

252 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (26.5× in Arcadia) and rent (3.9× in Adams Township).

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Adams Township, MOA small town of 451DeKalb County · 451 people
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Arcadia, MOHomes around $203KMissouri · 586 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.

Adams TownshipA small town of 451
Quiet strengthsAdams Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Adams Township →
ArcadiaHomes around $203K
Housing$203K typical home24% below the MO typical home HistorySettled in 18491 place on the National Register All about Arcadia →
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 grid26.5×
Arcadia has the more walkable street grid
Arcadia 61.0Adams Township 2.3
Rent3.9×
Rent runs higher in Adams Township
Adams Township $1,336Arcadia $346
Jobs per worker10.3×
Arcadia is more of a job hub
Arcadia 0.72Adams Township 0.07
Home values2×
Homes cost more in Adams Township
Adams Township $307,000Arcadia $154,800
Property tax bill+48%
Tax bills are bigger in Adams Township
Adams Township $1,273Arcadia $858
Growth since 2010+10.1 pts
Arcadia has grown faster since 2010
Arcadia +1.6%Adams Township -8.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Adams 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.

Adams Township$1,720/mo
Typical home $307K (Census) · tax rate 0.41% · or rent about $1,336/mo · Housing →
Arcadia$1,160/mo
Typical home $203K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $346/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,700 a year, between Adams Township and Arcadia.

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
Adams TownshipArcadia
Snow a year21″9″
January low15°F21°F
July high87°F88°F
Growing season (days)180d174d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th87th
Outdoors & history
Adams TownshipArcadia
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled—1849
National Register places11
Archive photos—6
Community
Adams TownshipArcadia
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

252 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Adams TownshipDeKalb CountyArcadiaMO
Adams Township ↔ Arcadia252 miles apart
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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.

Adams TownshipArcadia
People
Population 451Lowest 586Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.5%Lowest MO: +2.8% +1.6%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 48.3±21.7Highest 24% above MO 47.4±6.7Lowest 22% above MO
Adams Township and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22%±11.6Highest MO: 22.3% 21.3%±5.8Lowest MO: 22.3%
Adams Township and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 39.5%±7.1Highest MO: 17.9% 29.4%±5Lowest MO: 17.9%
Adams Township and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.6%Lowest MO: 32.4% 21.9%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.8Lowest MO: 5.7% 2.6%±2.3Highest MO: 5.7%
Arcadia and Adams Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,058±$40kHighest 7% below MO $48,750±$27kLowest 31% below MO
Adams Township and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $307,000±$110kHighest 33% above MO $154,800±$39kLowest 33% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,336±$408Highest 29% above MO $346±$179Lowest 67% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,273Highest 35% below MO $858Lowest 56% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 36.5%±26Highest MO: 45.6%
Arcadia and Adams Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 20.8%Lowest MO: 12.6% 25%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.6%Lowest MO: 68.1% 75.5%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 14 yrs newer than MO 1969Lowest 9 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 33% above MO 25 minLowest 6% above MO
Work from home 0%±9Lowest MO: 13% 16.4%±10.2Highest MO: 13%
Arcadia and Adams Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 40.8 miHighest 25.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.72Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cameron (17%)Ironton (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ArcadiaFew work in Adams Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.3Lowest 61.0Highest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Adams Township

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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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