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Cass Township vs Laurie

84 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.6× in Laurie) and property tax bill (2.8× in Laurie).

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

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Laurie, MOA regional job hubMissouri · 965 people

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 →

LaurieA regional job hub

Work668 jobsbased in Laurie, a regional job hub All about Laurie →

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 worker11.6×

Laurie is more of a job hub

Laurie 2.09Cass Township 0.18

Property tax bill2.8×

Tax bills are bigger in Laurie

Laurie $1,203Cass Township $425

Street grid5.4×

Laurie has the more walkable street grid

Laurie 16.6Cass Township 3.1

Cass Township has more miles of trail

Cass Township 2.4 miLaurie 0.8 mi

Growth since 2010+15.4 pts

Laurie has grown faster since 2010

Laurie -0.6%Cass Township -16%

Work in town+11.3 pts

More of Laurie’s workers stay in town

Laurie 13.8%Cass Township 2.5%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $820 more a month in Laurie

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.

Down paymentRate%

Cass Township$860/mo

Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate 0.27% · Housing →

Laurie$1,680/mo

Typical home $292K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $788/mo · Housing →

The difference: $820 a month, about $9,900 a year, between Laurie and Cass 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.

Safety

–Cass TownshipNot graded B−LaurieSafer than 51% of U.S. towns

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 TownshipLaurie

Snow a year4″4″

January low24°F 25°F

July high87°F 89°F

Growing season (days)194d 216d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th 86th

Outdoors & history

Cass TownshipLaurie

Trails2 mi —

Conserved land0%—

National Register places1 —

Archive photos—5

Community

Cass TownshipLaurie

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 1

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

84 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cass TownshipTexas County LaurieMO

Cass Township ↔ Laurie84 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.

Only big differences vs Missouri average

Cass TownshipLaurie

People

Population 668Lowest 965Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -16%Lowest MO: +2.8% -0.6%Highest MO: +2.8%

Median age 60±4.5Lowest 54% above MO 61.9±5.4Highest 59% above MO

Laurie and Cass 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% 10.4%±4Highest MO: 22.3%

Laurie and Cass Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 35.6%±11.7Lowest MO: 17.9% 45%±7.4Highest MO: 17.9%

Laurie and Cass 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% 15%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±2.5Lowest MO: 5.7% 3.9%±2.8Highest MO: 5.7%

Laurie 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 $50,114±$16kHighest 29% below MO

Laurie 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 $187,200±$31kHighest 19% below MO

Laurie and Cass Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $788±$48 24% below MO

Property taxmedian, yearly $425Lowest 78% below MO $1,203Highest 38% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.3%±49.4Highest MO: 45.6% 39.7%±20.6Lowest MO: 45.6%

Cass Township and Laurie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 13%Lowest MO: 12.6% 20%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.5%Highest MO: 68.1% 74.5%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1984Lowest 6 yrs newer than MO 1991Highest 13 yrs newer than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 9% above MO 22 minLowest 8% below MO

Work from home 8.6%±8.1Highest MO: 13% 4.7%±3.6Lowest MO: 13%

Cass Township and Laurie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 2.5%Lowest 13.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 15.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 2.09Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Houston (16%)Versailles (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LaurieFew work in Cass Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miHighest 0.8 miLowest

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 3.1Lowest 16.6Highest

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Cass Township neighborsTown Square →

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Laurie neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Cass Township

Piney Township4,871 people · $124K homes

Ozark Township251 people

Burdine Township3,199 people · $169K homes

Sargent Township406 people · $86K homes

Towns like Cass Township

Central Township340 people · $158K homes

South West Township763 people · $168K homes

Salem Township382 people · $106K homes

Fisk502 people

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.