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Badger Township vs Emerald Beach

90 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (38.7× in Emerald Beach) and seasonal homes (+35.9 pts in Emerald Beach).

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Badger Township, MOA small town of 339Vernon County · 339 people
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Emerald Beach, MOA small town of 274Missouri · 274 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.

Badger TownshipA small town of 339
Quiet strengthsBadger Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Badger Township →
Emerald BeachA small town of 274
Quiet strengthsEmerald Beach doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Emerald Beach →
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 grid38.7×
Emerald Beach has the more walkable street grid
Emerald Beach 101Badger Township 2.6
Seasonal homes+35.9 pts
Emerald Beach has more second homes
Emerald Beach 35.9%Badger Township 0%
Average commute17 min
Badger Township has the shorter commute
Emerald Beach 31 minBadger Township 14 min
Property tax bill+59%
Tax bills are bigger in Badger Township
Badger Township $1,586Emerald Beach $1,000
Conserved land+15.5 pts
Emerald Beach has more conserved land
Emerald Beach 16.2%Badger Township 0.7%
Jobs per worker+63%
Emerald Beach is more of a job hub
Emerald Beach 0.26Badger Township 0.16
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Badger 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.

Badger Township$1,280/mo
Typical home $219K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · Housing →
Emerald Beach$1,110/mo
Typical home $196K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $625/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Badger Township and Emerald Beach.

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
Badger TownshipEmerald Beach
Snow a year6″7″
January low22°F22°F
July high89°F89°F
Growing season (days)202d187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st85th
Outdoors & history
Badger TownshipEmerald Beach
Trails8 mi—
Conserved land0.7%—
Community
Badger TownshipEmerald Beach
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

90 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Badger TownshipVernon CountyEmerald BeachMO
Badger Township ↔ Emerald Beach90 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.

Badger TownshipEmerald Beach
People
Population 339Highest 274Lowest
Median age 60.7±4Highest 56% above MO 56.6±11.7Lowest 45% above MO
Badger Township and Emerald Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.8%±8.1Lowest MO: 22.3% 16.1%±11.3Highest MO: 22.3%
Emerald Beach and Badger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.6%±14.5Highest MO: 17.9% 31.4%±15.7Lowest MO: 17.9%
Badger Township and Emerald Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.9%Lowest MO: 32.4% 22.4%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±5.8Highest MO: 5.7% 3.3%±5.8Lowest MO: 5.7%
Badger Township and Emerald Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,083±$8kHighest 14% below MO $45,781±$8kLowest 35% below MO
Badger Township and Emerald Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $219,400±$70kHighest 5% below MO $195,600±$41kLowest 15% below MO
Badger Township and Emerald Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $625±$87 39% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,586Highest 19% below MO $1,000Lowest 49% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 55.6%±100Highest MO: 45.6%
Emerald Beach and Badger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.4%Lowest MO: 12.6% 14.3%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.5%Highest MO: 68.1% 87.8%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest same as MO 1989Highest 11 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 39% below MO 31 minHighest 32% above MO
Work from home 37.1%±29.2Highest MO: 13% 16.5%±17.3Lowest MO: 13%
Badger Township and Emerald Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 36.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.26Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Nevada (26%)Springfield (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Emerald BeachFew work in Badger Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 16.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 8.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Lowest 101Highest
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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