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Adams Township vs Mirabile Township

17 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.7× in Adams Township) and property tax bill (+57% in Mirabile Township).

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Adams Township, MOA small town of 451DeKalb County · 451 people
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Mirabile Township, MOKnown for its schoolsCaldwell County · 265 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 →
Mirabile TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 73%of MO districts All about Mirabile 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.

Trails5.7×
Adams Township has more miles of trail
Adams Township 1.7 miMirabile Township 0.3 mi
Property tax bill+57%
Tax bills are bigger in Mirabile Township
Mirabile Township $2,000Adams Township $1,273
Jobs per worker+75%
Adams Township is more of a job hub
Adams Township 0.07Mirabile Township 0.04
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $700 more a month in Mirabile 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 →
Mirabile Township$2,420/mo
Typical home $429K (Census) · tax rate 0.47% · or rent about $617/mo · Housing →

The difference: $700 a month, about $8,400 a year, between Mirabile Township and Adams 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 Missouri ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Adams TownshipNot graded B+Mirabile 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
Adams TownshipMirabile Township
Snow a year21″14″
January low15°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)180d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th60th
Outdoors & history
Adams TownshipMirabile Township
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land0%—
National Register places11
Community
Adams TownshipMirabile 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

17 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Adams TownshipMirabile TownshipAdams TownshipMirabile Township
Adams Township ↔ Mirabile Township17 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.

Adams TownshipMirabile Township
People
Population 451Highest 265Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.5% MO: +2.8% —
Median age 48.3±21.7Lowest 24% above MO 50.4±7.7Highest 29% above MO
Mirabile Township and Adams Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22%±11.6Lowest MO: 22.3% 23.8%±7.9Highest MO: 22.3%
Mirabile Township and Adams Township 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% 28.3%±6.7Lowest MO: 17.9%
Adams Township and Mirabile Township 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% 20%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.8Lowest MO: 5.7% 1.5%±4.7Highest MO: 5.7%
Mirabile Township 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±$40kLowest 7% below MO $76,250±$44kHighest 8% above MO
Mirabile Township and Adams Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $307,000±$110kLowest 33% above MO $429,400±$88kHighest 86% above MO
Mirabile Township and Adams Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,336±$408Highest 29% above MO $617±$497Lowest 40% below MO
Adams Township and Mirabile Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,273Lowest 35% below MO $2,000Highest about the MO average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 20%±76.5Highest MO: 45.6%
Mirabile Township 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%Highest MO: 12.6% 3.8%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.6%Highest MO: 68.1% 72%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Lowest 14 yrs newer than MO 1996Highest 18 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 33% above MO 34 minHighest 45% above MO
Work from home 0%±9Lowest MO: 13% 24.6%±21.3Highest MO: 13%
Mirabile Township 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%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 40.8 miHighest 37.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cameron (17%)Kansas City (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mirabile TownshipFew work in Adams Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.3 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 2.3Highest 1.7Lowest
Schools
School district —MIRABILE C-1
High school in town —None in town
Missouri 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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