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Cockrell Township vs Carytown

180 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2× in Cockrell Township) and street grid (2.3× in Cockrell Township).

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Cockrell Township, MOA small town of 242Chariton County · 242 people
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Carytown, MOA small town of 365Missouri · 365 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.

Cockrell TownshipA small town of 242
Quiet strengthsCockrell Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cockrell Township →
CarytownA small town of 365
Quiet strengthsCarytown doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Carytown →
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.

Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Cockrell Township
Cockrell Township $2,523Carytown $1,290
Street grid2.3×
Cockrell Township has the more walkable street grid
Cockrell Township 2.5Carytown 1.1
Average commute6 min
Carytown has the shorter commute
Cockrell Township 25 minCarytown 19 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Cockrell 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.

Cockrell Township$1,910/mo
Typical home $325K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · Housing →
Carytown$1,630/mo
Typical home $291K (Census) · tax rate 0.44% · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Cockrell Township and Carytown.

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
Cockrell TownshipCarytown
Snow a year19″10″
January low18°F24°F
July high87°F90°F
Growing season (days)192d203d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th71st
Outdoors & history
Cockrell TownshipCarytown
Trails8 mi—
Conserved land1.8%—
Community
Cockrell TownshipCarytown
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

180 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cockrell TownshipChariton CountyCarytownMO
Cockrell Township ↔ Carytown180 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.

Cockrell TownshipCarytown
People
Population 242Lowest 365Highest
Median age 40.6±13.9Lowest 4% above MO 45.1±6.1Highest 16% above MO
Carytown and Cockrell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31%±14.4Highest MO: 22.3% 21.6%±5.6Lowest MO: 22.3%
Cockrell Township and Carytown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.4%±15.4Lowest MO: 17.9% 21.1%±4Highest MO: 17.9%
Carytown and Cockrell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.2%Highest MO: 32.4% 27.3%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7Lowest MO: 5.7% 5.5%±5.7Highest MO: 5.7%
Carytown and Cockrell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $93,438±$28kHighest 32% above MO $78,500±$33kLowest 11% above MO
Cockrell Township and Carytown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $325,000±$114kHighest 41% above MO $291,000±$21kLowest 26% above MO
Cockrell Township and Carytown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,523Highest 30% above MO $1,290Lowest 34% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 85.7%±100Highest MO: 45.6%
Carytown and Cockrell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MO: 12.6% 16.4%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% 92.8%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Lowest 23 yrs newer than MO 2002Highest 24 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 8% above MO 19 minLowest 18% below MO
Work from home 21.8%±20.7Highest MO: 13% 9.7%±7.7Lowest MO: 13%
Cockrell Township and Carytown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookfield (13%)Joplin (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CarytownFew work in Cockrell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.5Highest 1.1Lowest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Cockrell 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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