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Badger Township vs Walker Township

Next-door neighbors in Vernon County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.9× in Badger Township) and median age (24.6 yrs in Badger Township).

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Badger Township, MOA small town of 339Vernon County · 339 people
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Walker Township, MOKnown for its schoolsVernon County · 765 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 →
Walker TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 6%of MO districts All about Walker 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.

Property tax bill2.9×
Tax bills are bigger in Badger Township
Badger Township $1,586Walker Township $554
Median age24.6 yrs
Badger Township skews older
Badger Township 60.7Walker Township 36.1
Age 65++21.6 pts
Badger Township has more people 65 and up
Badger Township 33.6%Walker Township 12%
Kids under 18+17.1 pts
Walker Township has more kids
Walker Township 25.9%Badger Township 8.8%
Jobs per worker2.9×
Walker Township is more of a job hub
Walker Township 0.46Badger Township 0.16
Average commute6 min
Badger Township has the shorter commute
Walker Township 21 minBadger Township 14 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 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 →
Walker Township$960/mo
Typical home $174K (Census) · tax rate 0.32% · or rent about $738/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Badger Township and Walker 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.

Where they are

Badger Township and Walker Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Badger TownshipWalker TownshipBadger TownshipWalker Township
Badger Township ↔ Walker Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
–Badger TownshipNot graded DWalker TownshipBetter than 6% 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
Badger TownshipWalker Township
Snow a year6″6″
January low22°F22°F
July high89°F89°F
Growing season (days)202d202d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st71st
Outdoors & history
Badger TownshipWalker Township
Trails8 mi10 mi
Conserved land0.7%0%
Settled—1886
Community
Badger TownshipWalker 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.

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 TownshipWalker Township
People
Population 339Lowest 765Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -8.2% MO: +2.8%
Median age 60.7±4Highest 56% above MO 36.1±13.1Lowest 7% below MO
Kids under 18 8.8%±8.1Lowest MO: 22.3% 25.9%±8.6Highest MO: 22.3%
Age 65+ 33.6%±14.5Highest MO: 17.9% 12%±3.2Lowest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.9%Highest MO: 32.4% 6.4%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±5.8Highest MO: 5.7% 1.3%±1.2Lowest MO: 5.7%
Badger Township and Walker 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 $43,646±$17kLowest 38% below MO
Badger Township and Walker Township 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 $174,300±$88kLowest 24% below MO
Badger Township and Walker Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $738±$249 29% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,586Highest 19% below MO $554Lowest 72% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 12%±36.5Highest MO: 45.6%
Walker Township 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% 10.8%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.5%Highest MO: 68.1% 77.4%Lowest 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 21 minHighest 12% below MO
Work from home 37.1%±29.2Highest MO: 13% 9.4%±8.5Lowest MO: 13%
Badger Township and Walker 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 2.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 38.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.46Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Nevada (26%)Nevada (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Walker TownshipFew work in Badger Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.0 miLowest 9.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Highest 1.9Lowest
Schools
School district —NORTHEAST VERNON CO. R-I
High school in town —Northeast Vernon Co. R-I High
Students per teacherat that high school — 8.8
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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