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Cass Township vs Morris Township

Next-door neighbors in Texas County. The biggest differences: trails (4× in Morris Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+37.5 pts in Morris Township).

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Cass Township, MOA small town of 668Texas County · 668 people
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Morris Township, MOA small town of 647Texas County · 647 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 →
Morris TownshipA small town of 647
Quiet strengthsMorris Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Morris 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.

Trails4×
Morris Township has more miles of trail
Morris Township 9.7 miCass Township 2.4 mi
Bachelor’s degree++37.5 pts
More adults in Morris Township have a degree
Morris Township 44.7%Cass Township 7.2%
In college+18.2 pts
Morris Township is more of a college town
Morris Township 18.2%Cass Township 0%
Property tax bill+29%
Tax bills are bigger in Morris Township
Morris Township $547Cass Township $425
Typical home built18 yrs
Morris Township’s homes are older
Cass Township 1984Morris Township 1966
Growth since 2010+5.1 pts
Cass Township has grown faster since 2010
Cass Township -16%Morris Township -21.1%
★ 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 →
Morris Township$980/mo
Typical home $178K (Census) · tax rate 0.31% · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Morris Township 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.

Where they are

Cass Township and Morris Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cass TownshipMorris TownshipCass TownshipMorris Township
Cass Township ↔ Morris Township12 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipMorris Township
Snow a year4″10″
January low24°F22°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)194d196d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th56th
Outdoors & history
Cass TownshipMorris Township
Trails2 mi10 mi
Conserved land0%0.2%
National Register places1—
Community
Cass TownshipMorris 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.

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 TownshipMorris Township
People
Population 668Highest 647Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -16%Highest MO: +2.8% -21.1%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 60±4.5Highest 54% above MO 40.4±26Lowest 4% above MO
Cass Township and Morris 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% 25.8%±9.8Highest MO: 22.3%
Morris 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% 17.5%±7.1Lowest MO: 17.9%
Cass Township and Morris 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% 44.7%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±2.5Lowest MO: 5.7% 18.2%±14.6Highest MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $37,434±$9kLowest 47% below MO $55,662±$17kHighest 21% below MO
Morris 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 $178,000±$87kHighest 23% below MO
Morris Township and Cass Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $425Lowest 78% below MO $547Highest 72% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.3%±49.4 MO: 45.6% —
Below poverty line 13%Highest MO: 12.6% 2.2%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.5%Lowest MO: 68.1% 84.8%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 6 yrs newer than MO 1966Lowest 12 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 9% above MO 29 minHighest 23% above MO
Work from home 8.6%±8.1Highest MO: 13% 0%±3.8Lowest MO: 13%
Cass Township and Morris Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.5%Lowest 2.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 21.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.25Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (16%)Houston (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Morris TownshipFew work in Cass Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miLowest 9.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.1Highest 2.3Lowest
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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