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Berger vs Cunningham Township

121 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (25.3× in Berger) and jobs per worker (11.3× in Cunningham Township).

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Berger, MOA small town of 169Missouri · 169 people
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Cunningham Township, MOAn outdoors townChariton County · 197 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.

BergerA small town of 169
Quiet strengthsBerger doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Berger →
Cunningham TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors31.2% conserved land39 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves HistorySettled in 18401 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Cunningham 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 grid25.3×
Berger has the more walkable street grid
Berger 55.7Cunningham Township 2.2
Jobs per worker11.3×
Cunningham Township is more of a job hub
Cunningham Township 0.45Berger 0.04
Property tax bill+61%
Tax bills are bigger in Berger
Berger $1,173Cunningham Township $730
Conserved land+31.2 pts
Cunningham Township has more conserved land
Cunningham Township 31.2%Berger 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,450 more a month in Berger

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.

Berger$1,870/mo
Typical home $299K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.22% · or rent about $883/mo · Housing →
Cunningham Township$430/mo
Typical home $70K (Census) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $686/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,450 a month, about $17,400 a year, between Berger and Cunningham 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
BergerCunningham Township
Snow a year14″14″
January low18°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)168d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th66th
Outdoors & history
BergerCunningham Township
Trails—39 mi
Conserved land—31.2%
Settled—1840
Archive photos31
Community
BergerCunningham Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

121 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BergerMOCunningham TownshipChariton County
Berger ↔ Cunningham Township121 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.

BergerCunningham Township
People
Population 169Lowest 197Highest
Median age 43.4±10.3Lowest 11% above MO 44.9±19.1Highest 15% above MO
Cunningham Township and Berger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.5%±13.1Lowest MO: 22.3% 25.4%±14.4Highest MO: 22.3%
Cunningham Township and Berger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.6%±16.4Lowest MO: 17.9% 17.8%±11.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Cunningham Township and Berger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.5%Lowest MO: 32.4% 19.7%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±7.3Lowest MO: 5.7% 3.6%±3.5Highest MO: 5.7%
Cunningham Township and Berger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,938±$15kLowest 21% below MO $61,250±$25kHighest 13% below MO
Cunningham Township and Berger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $96,300±$17kHighest 58% below MO $70,000±$44kLowest 70% below MO
Berger and Cunningham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $883±$311Highest 15% below MO $686±$47Lowest 34% below MO
Berger and Cunningham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,173Highest 40% below MO $730Lowest 63% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.5%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 70%±100Highest MO: 45.6%
Cunningham Township and Berger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.1%Highest MO: 12.6% 5.6%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79%Lowest MO: 68.1% 81.8%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1949Highest 29 yrs older than MO 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the MO average 24 minHighest about the MO average
Work from home 7.6%±9.4Highest MO: 13% 0%±13.6Lowest MO: 13%
Berger and Cunningham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miLowest 46.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.45Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Washington (23%)Marceline (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cunningham TownshipFew work in Berger
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 31.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 39.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 55.7Highest 2.2Lowest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Life in Berger

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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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