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Carytown vs Cockrell Township

180 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2× in Cockrell Township) and street grid (2.3× in Cockrell Township).

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Carytown, MOA small town of 365Missouri · 365 people
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Cockrell Township, MOA small town of 242Chariton County · 242 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.

CarytownA small town of 365
Quiet strengthsCarytown doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Carytown →
Cockrell TownshipA small town of 242
Quiet strengthsCockrell Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cockrell 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.

Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Cockrell Township
Cockrell Township $2,523Carytown $1,290
Street grid2.3×
Cockrell Township has the more walkable street grid
Cockrell Township 2.5Carytown 1.1
Average commute6 min
Carytown has the shorter commute
Cockrell Township 25 minCarytown 19 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Cockrell 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.

Carytown$1,630/mo
Typical home $291K (Census) · tax rate 0.44% · Housing →
Cockrell Township$1,910/mo
Typical home $325K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Cockrell Township and Carytown.

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
CarytownCockrell Township
Snow a year10″19″
January low24°F18°F
July high90°F87°F
Growing season (days)203d192d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st66th
Outdoors & history
CarytownCockrell Township
Trails—8 mi
Conserved land—1.8%
Community
CarytownCockrell 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

180 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CarytownMOCockrell TownshipChariton County
Carytown ↔ Cockrell Township180 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.

CarytownCockrell Township
People
Population 365Highest 242Lowest
Median age 45.1±6.1Highest 16% above MO 40.6±13.9Lowest 4% above MO
Carytown and Cockrell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.6%±5.6Lowest MO: 22.3% 31%±14.4Highest MO: 22.3%
Cockrell Township and Carytown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.1%±4Highest MO: 17.9% 12.4%±15.4Lowest MO: 17.9%
Carytown and Cockrell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.3%Lowest MO: 32.4% 34.2%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±5.7Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±7Lowest MO: 5.7%
Carytown and Cockrell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,500±$33kLowest 11% above MO $93,438±$28kHighest 32% above MO
Cockrell Township and Carytown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $291,000±$21kLowest 26% above MO $325,000±$114kHighest 41% above MO
Cockrell Township and Carytown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,290Lowest 34% below MO $2,523Highest 30% above MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 85.7%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Carytown and Cockrell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.4%Highest MO: 12.6% 0%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.8%Highest MO: 68.1% 89.9%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 24 yrs newer than MO 2001Lowest 23 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 18% below MO 25 minHighest 8% above MO
Work from home 9.7%±7.7Lowest MO: 13% 21.8%±20.7Highest MO: 13%
Cockrell Township and Carytown 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 14.3 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.14Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Joplin (31%)Brookfield (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cockrell TownshipFew work in Carytown
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 7.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 2.5Highest
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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