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Arcadia vs Grant Township

260 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (25.4× in Arcadia) and work from home (+13.9 pts in Arcadia).

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Arcadia, MOHomes around $203KMissouri · 586 people
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Grant Township, MOKnown for its schoolsHarrison County · 505 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.

ArcadiaHomes around $203K
Housing$203K typical home24% below the MO typical home HistorySettled in 18491 place on the National Register All about Arcadia →
Grant TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 2%of MO districts Health79% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Grant 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.

Street grid25.4×
Arcadia has the more walkable street grid
Arcadia 61.0Grant Township 2.4
Work from home+13.9 pts
More people work from home in Arcadia
Arcadia 16.4%Grant Township 2.5%
Average commute10 min
Grant Township has the shorter commute
Arcadia 25 minGrant Township 15 min
Age 65++11 pts
Arcadia has more people 65 and up
Arcadia 29.4%Grant Township 18.4%
Bachelor’s degree++8.5 pts
More adults in Arcadia have a degree
Arcadia 21.9%Grant Township 13.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $460 more a month in Arcadia

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.

Arcadia$1,160/mo
Typical home $203K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $346/mo · Housing →
Grant Township$690/mo
Typical home $120K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $400/mo · Housing →

The difference: $460 a month, about $5,600 a year, between Arcadia and Grant 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
–ArcadiaNot graded D−Grant TownshipBetter than 2% of districts in the state
Health
–ArcadiaNot graded C−Grant TownshipHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns
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
ArcadiaGrant Township
Snow a year9″21″
January low21°F16°F
July high88°F87°F
Growing season (days)174d186d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th44th
Outdoors & history
ArcadiaGrant Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled1849—
National Register places1—
Archive photos6—
Community
ArcadiaGrant Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

260 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ArcadiaMOGrant TownshipHarrison County
Arcadia ↔ Grant Township260 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.

ArcadiaGrant Township
People
Population 586Highest 505Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.6% MO: +2.8% —
Median age 47.4±6.7 22% above MO 47.4±6.8 22% above MO
Kids under 18 21.3%±5.8Highest MO: 22.3% 20.2%±5.4Lowest MO: 22.3%
Arcadia and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.4%±5Highest MO: 17.9% 18.4%±4.2Lowest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.9%Highest MO: 32.4% 13.4%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±2.3Lowest MO: 5.7% 2.8%±2.5Highest MO: 5.7%
Grant Township and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,750±$27kHighest 31% below MO $46,029±$5kLowest 35% below MO
Arcadia and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $154,800±$39kHighest 33% below MO $119,900±$33kLowest 48% below MO
Arcadia and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $346±$179Lowest 67% below MO $400±$283Highest 61% below MO
Grant Township and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $858Highest 56% below MO $767Lowest 61% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.5%±26Highest MO: 45.6% 25%±66.4Lowest MO: 45.6%
Arcadia and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 25%Highest MO: 12.6% 22.6%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.5%Highest MO: 68.1% 72.4%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 9 yrs older than MO 1966Lowest 12 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 6% above MO 15 minLowest 37% below MO
Work from home 16.4%±10.2Highest MO: 13% 2.5%±3.6Lowest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 2.5%Lowest 5.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Highest 0.70Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Ironton (14%)Bethany (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grant TownshipFew work in Arcadia
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
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 61.0Highest 2.4Lowest
Schools
School district —RIDGEWAY R-V
High school in town —Ridgeway High
Students per teacherat that high school — 4.1
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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