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Cass Township vs Central Township

136 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.1× in Central Township) and trails (3.1× in Central Township).

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Cass Township, MOA small town of 668Texas County · 668 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.

Cass TownshipA small town of 668
Quiet strengthsCass Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cass Township →
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 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 bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Central Township
Central Township $876Cass Township $425
Trails3.1×
Central Township has more miles of trail
Central Township 7.4 miCass Township 2.4 mi
Average commute10 min
Cass Township has the shorter commute
Central Township 36 minCass Township 26 min
Typical home built28 yrs
Central Township’s homes are older
Cass Township 1984Central Township 1956
Growth since 2010+8.9 pts
Central Township has grown faster since 2010
Central Township -7.1%Cass Township -16%
Street grid+82%
Cass Township has the more walkable street grid
Cass Township 3.1Central Township 1.7
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Cass Township$860/mo
Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate 0.27% · Housing →
Central Township$900/mo
Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $617/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Cass TownshipCentral Township
Snow a year4″7″
January low24°F22°F
July high87°F88°F
Growing season (days)194d199d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th76th
Outdoors & history
Cass TownshipCentral Township
Trails2 mi7 mi
Conserved land0%1.3%
National Register places1—
Community
Cass TownshipCentral 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

136 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cass TownshipTexas CountyCentral TownshipBarton County
Cass Township ↔ Central Township136 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.

Cass TownshipCentral Township
People
Population 668Highest 340Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -16%Lowest MO: +2.8% -7.1%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 60±4.5Highest 54% above MO 57.4±20.9Lowest 47% above MO
Cass Township and Central Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.2%±8.9Lowest MO: 22.3% 17.6%±11.4Highest MO: 22.3%
Central Township and Cass Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 35.6%±11.7Highest MO: 17.9% 33.8%±10.9Lowest MO: 17.9%
Cass Township 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+ 7.2%Lowest MO: 32.4% 7.6%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±2.5Lowest MO: 5.7% 2.9%±5.8Highest MO: 5.7%
Central Township and Cass Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $37,434±$9kLowest 47% below MO $49,095±$3kHighest 31% below MO
Central Township and Cass Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $157,900±$9kLowest 31% below MO $158,200±$46kHighest 31% below MO
Central Township and Cass Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $617±$346 40% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $425Lowest 78% below MO $876Highest 55% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.3%±49.4Highest MO: 45.6% 40%±79.6Lowest MO: 45.6%
Cass Township and Central Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13%Highest MO: 12.6% 12.4%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.5%Highest MO: 68.1% 74.8%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 6 yrs newer than MO 1956Lowest 22 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 9% above MO 36 minHighest 53% above MO
Work from home 8.6%±8.1Lowest MO: 13% 9%±16.3Highest MO: 13%
Central Township and Cass Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.5%Highest 2.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 27.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (16%)Pittsburg (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Central TownshipFew work in Cass Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miLowest 7.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.1Highest 1.7Lowest
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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