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Blue Eye vs Central Township

90 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (9.1× in Blue Eye) and jobs per worker (5.2× in Blue Eye).

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Blue Eye, MOA regional job hubMissouri · 446 people
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Central Township, MOA small town of 340Barton County · 340 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.

Blue EyeA regional job hub
Work216 jobsbased in Blue Eye, a regional job hub Housing$384K typical home43% above the MO typical home SchoolsBetter than 70%of MO districts All about Blue Eye →
Central TownshipA small town of 340
Quiet strengthsCentral Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Central 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 grid9.1×
Blue Eye has the more walkable street grid
Blue Eye 15.4Central Township 1.7
Jobs per worker5.2×
Blue Eye is more of a job hub
Blue Eye 1.86Central Township 0.36
Trails4.4×
Central Township has more miles of trail
Central Township 7.4 miBlue Eye 1.7 mi
Typical home built50 yrs
Central Township’s homes are older
Blue Eye 2006Central Township 1956
Average commute12 min
Blue Eye has the shorter commute
Central Township 36 minBlue Eye 24 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,320 more a month in Blue Eye

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.

Blue Eye$2,220/mo
Typical home $384K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $844/mo · Housing →
Central Township$900/mo
Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $617/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,320 a month, about $15,900 a year, between Blue Eye and Central 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
B+Blue EyeBetter than 70% of districts in the state –Central TownshipNot graded
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
Blue EyeCentral Township
Snow a year7″7″
January low—22°F
July high—88°F
Growing season (days)—199d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st76th
Outdoors & history
Blue EyeCentral Township
Trails2 mi7 mi
Conserved land0%1.3%
Community
Blue EyeCentral Township
Library hours a week40 hrs—
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.

Blue EyeMOCentral TownshipBarton County
Blue Eye ↔ Central Township90 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.

Blue EyeCentral Township
People
Population 446Highest 340Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -7.1% MO: +2.8%
Median age 63.3±2.2Highest 62% above MO 57.4±20.9Lowest 47% above MO
Blue Eye and Central Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7%±9.3Lowest MO: 22.3% 17.6%±11.4Highest MO: 22.3%
Central Township and Blue Eye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 41.3%±19.7Highest MO: 17.9% 33.8%±10.9Lowest MO: 17.9%
Blue Eye and Central Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.7%Highest MO: 32.4% 7.6%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±2.9Lowest MO: 5.7% 2.9%±5.8Highest MO: 5.7%
Central Township and Blue Eye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $32,917±$19kLowest 53% below MO $49,095±$3kHighest 31% below MO
Central Township and Blue Eye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $147,900±$64kLowest 36% below MO $158,200±$46kHighest 31% below MO
Central Township and Blue Eye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $844±$39Highest 18% below MO $617±$346Lowest 40% below MO
Blue Eye and Central Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $962Highest 51% below MO $876Lowest 55% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55%±26.5Highest MO: 45.6% 40%±79.6Lowest MO: 45.6%
Blue Eye and Central Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.5%Lowest MO: 12.6% 12.4%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.3%Lowest MO: 68.1% 74.8%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2006Highest 28 yrs newer than MO 1956Lowest 22 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest about the MO average 36 minHighest 53% above MO
Work from home 27.2%±26.5Highest MO: 13% 9%±16.3Lowest MO: 13%
Blue Eye and Central Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6%Highest 2.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 27.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.86Highest 0.36Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (12%)Pittsburg (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Central TownshipFew work in Blue Eye
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miLowest 7.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 15.4Highest 1.7Lowest
Schools
School district BLUE EYE R-V—
High school in town Blue Eye High—
Students per teacherat that high school 9.5 —
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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