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Cass Township vs Pierce Township

Next-door neighbors in Texas County. The biggest differences: age 65+ (+25.5 pts in Cass Township) and trails (3.1× in Pierce Township).

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Cass Township, MOA small town of 668Texas County · 668 people
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Pierce Township, MOA small town of 335Texas County · 335 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.
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Pierce TownshipA small town of 335
Quiet strengthsPierce Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pierce 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.

Age 65++25.5 pts
Cass Township has more people 65 and up
Cass Township 35.6%Pierce Township 10.1%
Trails3.1×
Pierce Township has more miles of trail
Pierce Township 7.4 miCass Township 2.4 mi
Bachelor’s degree++30.9 pts
More adults in Pierce Township have a degree
Pierce Township 38.1%Cass Township 7.2%
Jobs per worker2×
Cass Township is more of a job hub
Cass Township 0.18Pierce Township 0.09
Typical home built14 yrs
Pierce Township’s homes are older
Cass Township 1984Pierce Township 1970
★ What stands out · Where they are

Cass Township and Pierce Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cass TownshipPierce TownshipCass TownshipPierce Township
Cass Township ↔ Pierce Township10 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 TownshipPierce Township
Snow a year4″6″
January low24°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)194d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th63rd
Outdoors & history
Cass TownshipPierce Township
Trails2 mi7 mi
Conserved land0%0%
National Register places1—
Community
Cass TownshipPierce 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.

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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 TownshipPierce Township
People
Population 668Highest 335Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -16% MO: +2.8% —
Median age 60±4.5Highest 54% above MO 59.3±12Lowest 52% above MO
Cass Township and Pierce 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% 25.1%±12.4Highest MO: 22.3%
Pierce 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% 10.1%±11.6Lowest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.2%Lowest MO: 32.4% 38.1%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±2.5Lowest MO: 5.7% 9.9%±11.5Highest MO: 5.7%
Pierce 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 $37,935±$28kHighest 46% below MO
Pierce 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±$9k 31% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $425Lowest 78% below MO $471Highest 76% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.3%±49.4Highest MO: 45.6% 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Cass Township and Pierce 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% 3.7%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.5%Lowest MO: 68.1% 88%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 6 yrs newer than MO 1970Lowest 8 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 min 9% above MO —
Work from home 8.6%±8.1Lowest MO: 13% 45.3%±49.7Highest MO: 13%
Pierce 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 0.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 25.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Highest 0.09Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (16%)Summersville (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pierce TownshipFew work in Cass Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
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 2.7Lowest
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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