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Carroll Township vs Current Township

Next-door neighbors in Texas County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (91× in Carroll Township) and size (4.8× in Carroll Township).

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Carroll Township, MOA small town of 945Texas County · 945 people
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Current Township, MOAn outdoors townTexas County · 196 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.

Carroll TownshipA small town of 945
Quiet strengthsCarroll Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Carroll Township →
Current TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors15.3% conserved land1.9 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Current 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 worker91×
Carroll Township is more of a job hub
Carroll Township 0.91Current Township 0.01
Size4.8×
Carroll Township is the bigger place
Carroll Township 945Current Township 196
Property tax bill+49%
Tax bills are bigger in Carroll Township
Carroll Township $536Current Township $360
Street grid2×
Carroll Township has the more walkable street grid
Carroll Township 6.9Current Township 3.4
Homeowners+16.4 pts renters
Carroll Township has more renters
Current Township 91.1%Carroll Township 74.7%
Conserved land+12.8 pts
Current Township has more conserved land
Current Township 15.3%Carroll Township 2.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Carroll 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.

Carroll Township$770/mo
Typical home $138K (Census) · tax rate 0.39% · or rent about $327/mo · Housing →
Current Township$520/mo
Typical home $94K (Census) · tax rate 0.38% · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Carroll Township and Current 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

Carroll Township and Current Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Carroll TownshipCurrent TownshipCarroll TownshipCurrent Township
Carroll Township ↔ Current Township7.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
3 Current Township residents work in Carroll Township (3.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Current Township →
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
BCarroll TownshipBetter than 60% of districts in the state –Current 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
Carroll TownshipCurrent Township
Snow a year4″4″
January low24°F24°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)194d194d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd63rd
Outdoors & history
Carroll TownshipCurrent Township
Trails3 mi2 mi
Conserved land2.5%15.3%
Community
Carroll TownshipCurrent Township
Library hours a week39 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.

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.

Carroll TownshipCurrent Township
People
Population 945Highest 196Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.1% MO: +2.8% —
Median age 41.2±23.5Lowest 6% above MO 63.2±21Highest 62% above MO
Current Township and Carroll Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.9%±8.3Highest MO: 22.3% 8.2%±20.1Lowest MO: 22.3%
Carroll Township and Current Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.7%±2.5Lowest MO: 17.9% 44.4%±22.9Highest MO: 17.9%
Current Township and Carroll Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.9%Highest MO: 32.4% 8.1%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±2.1Lowest MO: 5.7% 8.2%±13.8Highest MO: 5.7%
Current Township and Carroll Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,292±$34kHighest 12% below MO $60,250±$56kLowest 15% below MO
Carroll Township and Current Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $137,900±$37kHighest 40% below MO $94,400±$47kLowest 59% below MO
Carroll Township and Current Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $327±$93 68% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $536Highest 72% below MO $360Lowest 82% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 2.6%±27.4 MO: 45.6% —
Below poverty line 5.1%Lowest MO: 12.6% 9.7%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.7%Lowest MO: 68.1% 91.1%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 6 yrs older than MO 1969Lowest 9 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 min about the MO average —
Work from home 16.6%±17Highest MO: 13% 0%±21.4Lowest MO: 13%
Carroll Township and Current Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 11.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miLowest 35.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.91Highest 0.01Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (9%)Houston (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Current Township4% work in Carroll Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Lowest 15.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.9 miHighest 1.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.9Highest 3.4Lowest
Schools
School district SUMMERSVILLE R-II—
High school in town Summersville High—
Students per teacherat that high school 10.6 —
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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