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Castor Township vs Brookfield Township

262 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (57× in Castor Township) and work in town (+35.9 pts in Brookfield Township).

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Castor Township, MOKnown for its schoolsStoddard County · 4,679 people
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Brookfield Township, MOKnown for its schoolsLinn County · 4,706 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.

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.

★ 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.

Castor Township$600/mo
Typical home $102K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $765/mo · Housing →
Brookfield Township$690/mo
Typical home $119K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $705/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Brookfield Township and Castor 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

Brookfield Township places higher on 14 of 18 MO lists

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.

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
Castor TownshipBrookfield Township
Snow a year3″19″
January low28°F18°F
July high91°F87°F
Growing season (days)225d192d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st66th
Outdoors & history
Castor TownshipBrookfield Township
Trails34 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.3%2.1%
Archive photos—10
Famous people born here—10
Community
Castor TownshipBrookfield Township
Library hours a week39 hrs44 hrs
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

262 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Castor Township ↔ Brookfield Township262 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.

Castor TownshipBrookfield Township
People
Population 4,679Lowest 4,706Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.7%Lowest MO: +2.8% -9.1%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 44.2±3.6Lowest 13% above MO 47.4±3.9Highest 22% above MO
Brookfield Township and Castor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.2%±4.2Highest MO: 22.3% 18.8%±4.3Lowest MO: 22.3%
Castor Township and Brookfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.6%±3.8Lowest MO: 17.9% 25.5%±3.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Brookfield Township and Castor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14%Lowest MO: 32.4% 18.7%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1 MO: 5.7% 2.2%±1.5 MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,125±$13kLowest 19% below MO $57,835±$7kHighest 18% below MO
Brookfield Township and Castor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $101,900±$23kLowest 56% below MO $118,800±$19kHighest 48% below MO
Brookfield Township and Castor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $765±$71Highest 26% below MO $705±$218Lowest 32% below MO
Castor Township and Brookfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $795Lowest 59% below MO $839Highest 57% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.7%±10.2Highest MO: 45.6% 33.8%±11.6Lowest MO: 45.6%
Castor Township and Brookfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.2% MO: 12.6% 14.2% MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.9%Highest MO: 68.1% 73.6%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 3 yrs older than MO 1962Lowest 16 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 12% above MO 15 minLowest 35% below MO
Work from home 4.8%±3.2Highest MO: 13% 4%±3.1Lowest MO: 13%
Castor Township and Brookfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9.6%Lowest 45.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.49Lowest 1.20Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dexter (23%)Brookfield (44%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brookfield TownshipFew work in Castor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 34.2 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.7Lowest 9.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #38 of 226 in MO#85 of 226 in MO
School district BLOOMFIELD R-XIVBROOKFIELD R-III
High school in town Bloomfield HighBrookfield High
Students per teacherat that high school 10.8Lowest 12.7Highest
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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