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Cooper Township vs Miller Township

Next-door neighbors in Gentry County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.4× in Cooper Township) and trails (3.4× in Miller Township).

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Cooper Township, MOOne of the healthiest townsGentry County · 1,765 people
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Miller Township, MOA small town of 388Gentry County · 388 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 →
Miller TownshipA small town of 388
Quiet strengthsMiller Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Miller 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.

Jobs per worker8.4×
Cooper Township is more of a job hub
Cooper Township 0.76Miller Township 0.09
Trails3.4×
Miller Township has more miles of trail
Miller Township 11.3 miCooper Township 3.3 mi
Average commute18 min
Cooper Township has the shorter commute
Miller Township 37 minCooper Township 19 min
Median age16.7 yrs
Miller Township skews older
Miller Township 57.4Cooper Township 40.7
Size4.5×
Cooper Township is the bigger place
Cooper Township 1,765Miller Township 388
Street grid2.4×
Cooper Township has the more walkable street grid
Cooper Township 3.3Miller Township 1.4
★ What stands out · Where they are

Cooper Township and Miller Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cooper TownshipMiller TownshipCooper TownshipMiller Township
Cooper Township ↔ Miller Township12 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Cooper Township$850/mo
Typical home $141K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $834/mo · Housing →
Miller Township$840/mo
Typical home $138K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · 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.

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 –Miller TownshipNot graded
Health
C−Cooper TownshipHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns –Miller 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 TownshipMiller Township
Snow a year19″19″
January low15°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)184d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd63rd
Outdoors & history
Cooper TownshipMiller Township
Trails3 mi11 mi
Conserved land0%3%
Archive photos3—
Community
Cooper TownshipMiller 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 TownshipMiller Township
People
Population 1,765Highest 388Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.8% MO: +2.8% —
Median age 40.7±3.1Lowest 4% above MO 57.4±8.3Highest 47% above MO
Kids under 18 25.7%±3.9Highest MO: 22.3% 15.2%±7Lowest MO: 22.3%
Cooper Township and Miller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.4%±3.3Lowest MO: 17.9% 28.1%±7.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Miller Township and Cooper 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% 28.7%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±1.1Highest MO: 5.7% 1.5%±3.8Lowest MO: 5.7%
Cooper Township and Miller 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±$24kLowest 25% below MO $76,532±$9kHighest 8% above MO
Miller Township and Cooper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $141,100±$28kHighest 39% below MO $138,100±$86kLowest 40% below MO
Cooper Township and Miller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $834±$168 19% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,338Lowest 31% below MO $1,348Highest 31% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.9%±15.2Highest MO: 45.6% 20%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Cooper Township and Miller 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% 9.5%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.5%Lowest MO: 68.1% 92.6%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 9 yrs older than MO 1993Highest 15 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 19% below MO 37 minHighest 56% above MO
Work from home 12.8%±5.9Highest MO: 13% 7.5%±6.5Lowest MO: 13%
Cooper Township and Miller 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 0.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.3 mi 33.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.76Highest 0.09Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Joseph (18%)Albany (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Miller TownshipFew work in Cooper Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.3 miLowest 11.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
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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