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Cooper Township vs Huggins Township

Next-door neighbors in Gentry County. The biggest differences: size (33.3× in Cooper Township) and trails (5.5× in Cooper Township).

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Cooper Township, MOOne of the healthiest townsGentry County · 1,765 people
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Huggins Township, MOA small town of 53Gentry County · 53 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.

Cooper TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Cooper Township →
Huggins TownshipA small town of 53
Quiet strengthsHuggins Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Huggins 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.

Size33.3×
Cooper Township is the bigger place
Cooper Township 1,765Huggins Township 53
Trails5.5×
Cooper Township has more miles of trail
Cooper Township 3.3 miHuggins Township 0.6 mi
Street grid2.4×
Cooper Township has the more walkable street grid
Cooper Township 3.3Huggins Township 1.4
Homeowners+25.3 pts renters
Huggins Township has more renters
Cooper Township 71.5%Huggins Township 46.2%
Average commute11 min
Huggins Township has the shorter commute
Cooper Township 19 minHuggins Township 9 min
Work in town+14 pts
More of Cooper Township’s workers stay in town
Cooper Township 15.6%Huggins Township 1.6%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Cooper Township and Huggins Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Cooper TownshipHuggins TownshipCooper TownshipHuggins Township
Cooper Township ↔ Huggins Township5.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
9 Cooper Township residents work in Huggins Township (1.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Cooper Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
BCooper TownshipBetter than 58% of districts in the state –Huggins TownshipNot graded
Health
C−Cooper TownshipHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns –Huggins TownshipNot graded
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
Cooper TownshipHuggins Township
Snow a year19″19″
January low15°F15°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)184d184d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd62nd
Outdoors & history
Cooper TownshipHuggins Township
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Archive photos31
Community
Cooper TownshipHuggins Township
Library hours a week41 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.

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.

Cooper TownshipHuggins Township
People
Population 1,765Highest 53Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.8% MO: +2.8% —
Median age 40.7±3.1Highest 4% above MO 37±45.4Lowest 5% below MO
Cooper Township and Huggins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.7%±3.9Lowest MO: 22.3% 49.1%±40.5Highest MO: 22.3%
Huggins Township and Cooper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.4%±3.3Highest MO: 17.9% 0%±78.4Lowest MO: 17.9%
Cooper Township and Huggins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.9%Lowest MO: 32.4% 33.3%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±1.1Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±32Lowest MO: 5.7%
Cooper Township and Huggins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $53,173±$24k 25% below MO —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $141,100±$28k 39% below MO —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $834±$168 19% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,338 31% below MO —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.9%±15.2Highest MO: 45.6% 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Cooper Township and Huggins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 23.5%Highest MO: 12.6% 0%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.5%Highest MO: 68.1% 46.2%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 9 yrs older than MO 1965Lowest 13 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 19% below MO 9 minLowest 64% below MO
Work from home 12.8%±5.9Highest MO: 13% 0%±44.4Lowest MO: 13%
Cooper Township and Huggins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 15.6%Highest 1.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.3 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.76Lowest 1.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Joseph (18%)Stanberry (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in Huggins TownshipFew work in Cooper Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 3.3 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.3Highest 1.4Lowest
Schools
School district STANBERRY R-II—
High school in town Stanberry High—
Students per teacherat that high school 9.7 —
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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