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Chaffee vs Piney Township

128 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (13.4× in Chaffee) and trails (14.3× in Piney Township).

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Chaffee, MOHomes around $148KMissouri · 3,026 people

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Piney Township, MOOne of the healthiest townsTexas County · 4,871 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.

ChaffeeHomes around $148K

Housing$148K typical home45% below the MO typical home Health65% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 22%of MO districts All about Chaffee →

Piney TownshipOne of the healthiest towns

Health94% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 35%of MO districts All about Piney 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.

Street grid13.4×

Chaffee has the more walkable street grid

Chaffee 65.7Piney Township 4.9

Piney Township has more miles of trail

Piney Township 8.6 miChaffee 0.6 mi

Jobs per worker3.3×

Piney Township is more of a job hub

Piney Township 1.29Chaffee 0.39

Work in town+23.7 pts

More of Piney Township’s workers stay in town

Piney Township 33%Chaffee 9.3%

Typical home built14 yrs

Chaffee’s homes are older

Piney Township 1975Chaffee 1961

Growth since 2010+4.4 pts

Chaffee has grown faster since 2010

Chaffee +3.5%Piney Township -0.9%

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Chaffee$850/mo

Typical home $148K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $632/mo · Housing →

Piney Township$710/mo

Typical home $124K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $671/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Chaffee and Piney 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

Chaffee places higher on 13 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.

Schools

C−ChaffeeBetter than 22% of districts in the state C+Piney TownshipBetter than 35% of districts in the state

Health

C+ChaffeeHealthier than 35% of U.S. towns DPiney TownshipHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns

13Chaffee

4Piney Township

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest obesityHealth · 261 towns #52#203 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #125#257 Fewest smokersHealth · 261 towns #101#213 HealthiestHealth · 261 towns #110#221 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 261 towns #86#179 Most activeHealth · 261 towns #152#218 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #105#163 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #150#200

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Chaffee’s rankings →

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

ChaffeePiney Township

Snow a year8″4″

January low24°F 24°F

July high90°F 87°F

Growing season (days)202d 194d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th 52nd

Outdoors & history

ChaffeePiney Township

Conserved land—0.7%

Settled1905 —

Archive photos6 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

ChaffeePiney Township

Library hours a week43 hrs 44 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

128 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ChaffeeMO Piney TownshipTexas County

Chaffee ↔ Piney Township128 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.

Only big differences vs Missouri average

ChaffeePiney Township

People

Population 3,026Lowest 4,871Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.5%Highest MO: +2.8% -0.9%Lowest MO: +2.8%

Median age 40.9±5.2Lowest 5% above MO 41±3.9Highest 5% above MO

Piney Township and Chaffee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 28.3%±6.3Highest MO: 22.3% 23.4%±4.2Lowest MO: 22.3%

Chaffee and Piney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 17.8%±4.9Lowest MO: 17.9% 18.1%±3.1Highest MO: 17.9%

Piney Township and Chaffee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.5%Lowest MO: 32.4% 21.2%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±2.7Highest MO: 5.7% 0.7%±0.8Lowest MO: 5.7%

Chaffee and Piney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $43,542±$16kLowest 38% below MO $47,462±$5kHighest 33% below MO

Piney Township and Chaffee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $117,400±$12kLowest 49% below MO $123,900±$20kHighest 46% below MO

Piney Township and Chaffee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $632±$75Lowest 39% below MO $671±$62Highest 35% below MO

Piney Township and Chaffee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $707Lowest 64% below MO $735Highest 62% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.5%±19.5Lowest MO: 45.6% 51.6%±8.8Highest MO: 45.6%

Piney Township and Chaffee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 9.2%Lowest MO: 12.6% 26.7%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.3%Lowest MO: 68.1% 71.9%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 17 yrs older than MO 1975Highest 3 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 19% below MO 20 minHighest 13% below MO

Work from home 5.3%±4.2Highest MO: 13% 4.4%±1.9Lowest MO: 13%

Chaffee and Piney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 9.3%Lowest 33%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 20.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Lowest 1.29Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Cape Girardeau (33%)Houston (31%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Piney TownshipFew work in Chaffee

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Highest 0.7%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 8.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 5Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 65.7Highest 4.9Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #187 of 226 in MO #180 of 226 in MO

School district CHAFFEE R-IIHOUSTON R-I

High school in town Chaffee JR.-SR. HighHouston High

Students per teacherat that high school 11.2Lowest 11.6Highest

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Chaffee neighborsTown Square →

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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.