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Badger Township vs Springfield Township

56 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8× in Badger Township) and property tax bill (+70% in Badger Township).

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Badger Township, MOA small town of 339Vernon County · 339 people
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Springfield Township, MOAn outdoors townHenry County · 285 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 →
Springfield TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors20.3% conserved land3.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Springfield Township →
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.

Jobs per worker8×
Badger Township is more of a job hub
Badger Township 0.16Springfield Township 0.02
Property tax bill+70%
Tax bills are bigger in Badger Township
Badger Township $1,586Springfield Township $934
Average commute18 min
Badger Township has the shorter commute
Springfield Township 32 minBadger Township 14 min
Trails2.3×
Badger Township has more miles of trail
Badger Township 8.0 miSpringfield Township 3.5 mi
Conserved land+19.6 pts
Springfield Township has more conserved land
Springfield Township 20.3%Badger Township 0.7%
Street grid+86%
Badger Township has the more walkable street grid
Badger Township 2.6Springfield Township 1.4
★ 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.

Badger Township$1,280/mo
Typical home $219K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · Housing →
Springfield Township$1,350/mo
Typical home $242K (Census) · tax rate 0.39% · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $800 a year, between Springfield Township and Badger 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
Badger TownshipSpringfield Township
Snow a year6″11″
January low22°F19°F
July high89°F90°F
Growing season (days)202d187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st55th
Outdoors & history
Badger TownshipSpringfield Township
Trails8 mi4 mi
Conserved land0.7%20.3%
Community
Badger TownshipSpringfield 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

56 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Badger TownshipVernon CountySpringfield TownshipHenry County
Badger Township ↔ Springfield Township56 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.

Badger TownshipSpringfield Township
People
Population 339Highest 285Lowest
Median age 60.7±4Lowest 56% above MO 61.1±10.6Highest 57% above MO
Springfield Township and Badger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.8%±8.1Highest MO: 22.3% 6.3%±10.1Lowest MO: 22.3%
Badger Township and Springfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.6%±14.5Lowest MO: 17.9% 37.2%±6.3Highest MO: 17.9%
Springfield Township and Badger Township 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% 19.4%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±5.8Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±6Lowest MO: 5.7%
Badger Township and Springfield Township 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 $37,450±$27kLowest 47% below MO
Badger Township and Springfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $219,400±$70kLowest 5% below MO $241,700±$77kHighest 5% above MO
Springfield Township and Badger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,586Highest 19% below MO $934Lowest 52% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MO: 45.6% 0%±100 MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 9.4%Lowest MO: 12.6% 27.4%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.5%Lowest MO: 68.1% 96.1%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978 same as MO 1978 same as MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 39% below MO 32 minHighest 37% above MO
Work from home 37.1%±29.2Highest MO: 13% 11.8%±10.8Lowest MO: 13%
Badger Township and Springfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.7%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Highest 0.02Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Nevada (26%)Clinton (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Springfield TownshipFew work in Badger Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 20.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 8.0 miHighest 3.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Highest 1.4Lowest
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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