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Combs Township vs Fairview Township

30 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.5× in Combs Township) and property tax bill (+35% in Fairview Township).

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Combs Township, MOA small town of 123Carroll County · 123 people

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Fairview Township, MOA small town of 141Caldwell County · 141 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.

Combs TownshipA small town of 123

Quiet strengthsCombs Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Combs Township →

Fairview TownshipA small town of 141

Quiet strengthsFairview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Fairview Township →

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.

Jobs per worker3.5×

Combs Township is more of a job hub

Combs Township 0.14Fairview Township 0.04

Property tax bill+35%

Tax bills are bigger in Fairview Township

Fairview Township $1,150Combs Township $852

Average commute9 min

Combs Township has the shorter commute

Fairview Township 31 minCombs Township 22 min

Typical home built22 yrs

Fairview Township’s homes are older

Combs Township 1995Fairview Township 1973

Bachelor’s degree++9.5 pts

More adults in Combs Township have a degree

Combs Township 24.3%Fairview Township 14.8%

★ 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%

Combs Township$750/mo

Typical home $129K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · Housing →

Fairview Township$700/mo

Typical home $115K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · 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

Combs TownshipFairview Township

Snow a year13″8″

January low17°F 16°F

July high88°F 87°F

Growing season (days)187d 175d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th 45th

Outdoors & history

Combs TownshipFairview Township

Conserved land—2.7%

Settled—1869

Community

Combs TownshipFairview Township

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

30 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Combs TownshipCarroll County Fairview TownshipCaldwell County

Combs Township ↔ Fairview Township30 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

Combs TownshipFairview Township

People

Population 123Lowest 141Highest

Median age 61.6±9.3Highest 58% above MO 61.1±12.1Lowest 57% above MO

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

Kids under 18 0.8%±25.9Lowest MO: 22.3% 18.4%±22.2Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 48%±26.4Highest MO: 17.9% 41.8%±15Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.3%Highest MO: 32.4% 14.8%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.9%±14Highest MO: 5.7% 2.1%±8.9Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $58,929±$14kHighest 17% below MO $54,750±$26kLowest 23% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $129,200±$75kHighest 44% below MO $115,400±$43kLowest 50% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $852Lowest 56% below MO $1,150Highest 41% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 MO: 45.6%

Below poverty line 0%Lowest MO: 12.6% 12.8%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 95.5%Highest MO: 68.1% 95.1%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 17 yrs newer than MO 1973Lowest 5 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 6% below MO 31 minHighest 30% above MO

Work from home 0%±24.5Lowest MO: 13% 13.8%±17.8Highest MO: 13%

Fairview Township and Combs Township 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 29.8 miLowest 44.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Highest 0.04Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Carrollton (19%)Kansas City (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fairview TownshipFew work in Combs Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4%Highest 2.7%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.0 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Highest 1.6Lowest

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.

Combs Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Combs Township

De Witt Township139 people · $73K homes

Ridge Township281 people · $61K homes

Carrollton Township3,818 people · $129K homes

Eugene Township97 people · $230K homes

Towns like Combs Township

Medicine Township102 people · $94K homes

Big Lake82 people · $218K homes

Barton City Township118 people

Myers Township75 people · $175K homes

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.