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Cass Township vs Sargent Township

Next-door neighbors in Texas County. The biggest differences: trails (4× in Sargent Township) and property tax bill (+74% in Sargent Township).

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Cass Township, MOA small town of 668Texas County · 668 people
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Sargent Township, MOA small town of 406Texas County · 406 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 →
Sargent TownshipA small town of 406
Quiet strengthsSargent Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sargent 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×
Sargent Township has more miles of trail
Sargent Township 9.6 miCass Township 2.4 mi
Property tax bill+74%
Tax bills are bigger in Sargent Township
Sargent Township $739Cass Township $425
Average commute8 min
Sargent Township has the shorter commute
Cass Township 26 minSargent Township 18 min
Jobs per worker+80%
Cass Township is more of a job hub
Cass Township 0.18Sargent Township 0.10
Homeowners+11.7 pts renters
Cass Township has more renters
Sargent Township 96.2%Cass Township 84.5%
Street grid+42%
Sargent Township has the more walkable street grid
Sargent Township 4.4Cass Township 3.1
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Cass 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.

Cass Township$860/mo
Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate 0.27% · Housing →
Sargent Township$510/mo
Typical home $86K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,200 a year, between Cass Township and Sargent 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 Sargent Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cass TownshipSargent TownshipCass TownshipSargent Township
Cass Township ↔ Sargent Township8.2 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 TownshipSargent Township
Snow a year4″10″
January low24°F22°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)194d196d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th72nd
Outdoors & history
Cass TownshipSargent Township
Trails2 mi10 mi
Conserved land0%0%
National Register places1—
Community
Cass TownshipSargent 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 TownshipSargent Township
People
Population 668Highest 406Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -16% MO: +2.8% —
Median age 60±4.5Lowest 54% above MO 64.6±20.5Highest 66% above MO
Sargent Township 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%±8.9Highest MO: 22.3% 4.2%±10.2Lowest MO: 22.3%
Cass Township and Sargent 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% 48.8%±15.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Sargent Township 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%Highest MO: 32.4% 5.9%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±2.5Lowest MO: 5.7% 3.2%±5Highest MO: 5.7%
Sargent 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±$9k 47% below MO —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $157,900±$9kHighest 31% below MO $85,900±$72kLowest 63% below MO
Cass Township and Sargent 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 $739Highest 62% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.3%±49.4Highest MO: 45.6% 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Cass Township and Sargent Township 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% 21.4%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.5%Lowest MO: 68.1% 96.2%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984 6 yrs newer than MO 1984 6 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 9% above MO 18 minLowest 24% below MO
Work from home 8.6%±8.1Lowest MO: 13% 11.5%±14.4Highest MO: 13%
Sargent 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 0.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (16%)Cabool (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sargent TownshipFew work in Cass Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miLowest 9.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.1Lowest 4.4Highest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Cass Township

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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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