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Central Township vs Cass Township

136 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.1× in Central Township) and trails (3.1× in Central Township).

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Central Township, MOA small town of 340Barton County · 340 people
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Cass Township, MOA small town of 668Texas County · 668 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.

Central TownshipA small town of 340
Quiet strengthsCentral Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Central Township →
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 →
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.

Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Central Township
Central Township $876Cass Township $425
Trails3.1×
Central Township has more miles of trail
Central Township 7.4 miCass Township 2.4 mi
Average commute10 min
Cass Township has the shorter commute
Central Township 36 minCass Township 26 min
Typical home built28 yrs
Central Township’s homes are older
Cass Township 1984Central Township 1956
Growth since 2010+8.9 pts
Central Township has grown faster since 2010
Central Township -7.1%Cass Township -16%
Street grid+82%
Cass Township has the more walkable street grid
Cass Township 3.1Central Township 1.7
★ 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.

Central Township$900/mo
Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $617/mo · Housing →
Cass Township$860/mo
Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate 0.27% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
Central TownshipCass Township
Snow a year7″4″
January low22°F24°F
July high88°F87°F
Growing season (days)199d194d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th68th
Outdoors & history
Central TownshipCass Township
Trails7 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.3%0%
National Register places—1
Community
Central TownshipCass 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.

Where they are

136 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Central TownshipBarton CountyCass TownshipTexas County
Central Township ↔ Cass Township136 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.

Central TownshipCass Township
People
Population 340Lowest 668Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.1%Highest MO: +2.8% -16%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 57.4±20.9Lowest 47% above MO 60±4.5Highest 54% above MO
Cass Township and Central Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.6%±11.4Highest MO: 22.3% 10.2%±8.9Lowest MO: 22.3%
Central Township and Cass Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.8%±10.9Lowest MO: 17.9% 35.6%±11.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Cass Township and Central Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.6%Highest MO: 32.4% 7.2%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±5.8Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±2.5Lowest MO: 5.7%
Central 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 $49,095±$3kHighest 31% below MO $37,434±$9kLowest 47% below MO
Central 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 $158,200±$46kHighest 31% below MO $157,900±$9kLowest 31% below MO
Central Township and Cass Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $617±$346 40% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $876Highest 55% below MO $425Lowest 78% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±79.6Lowest MO: 45.6% 46.3%±49.4Highest MO: 45.6%
Cass Township and Central Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.4%Lowest MO: 12.6% 13%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.8%Lowest MO: 68.1% 84.5%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 22 yrs older than MO 1984Highest 6 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 53% above MO 26 minLowest 9% above MO
Work from home 9%±16.3Highest MO: 13% 8.6%±8.1Lowest MO: 13%
Central 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 2.4%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Pittsburg (10%)Houston (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cass TownshipFew work in Central Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.4 miHighest 2.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Lowest 3.1Highest
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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