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Cream Ridge Township vs Upton Township

189 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.2× in Upton Township) and jobs per worker (3.8× in Cream Ridge Township).

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Cream Ridge Township, MOA small town of 482Livingston County · 482 people

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Upton Township, MOA small town of 530Texas County · 530 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.

Cream Ridge TownshipA small town of 482

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

All about Cream Ridge Township →

Upton TownshipA small town of 530

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

All about Upton 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.

Upton Township has more miles of trail

Upton Township 34.7 miCream Ridge Township 8.2 mi

Jobs per worker3.8×

Cream Ridge Township is more of a job hub

Cream Ridge Township 0.42Upton Township 0.11

Average commute16 min

Cream Ridge Township has the shorter commute

Upton Township 35 minCream Ridge Township 19 min

Typical home built24 yrs

Cream Ridge Township’s homes are older

Upton Township 1986Cream Ridge Township 1962

Growth since 2010+5.6 pts

Upton Township has grown faster since 2010

Upton Township +0.8%Cream Ridge Township -4.8%

★ What stands out · 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

B−Cream Ridge TownshipBetter than 54% of districts in the state –Upton 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

Cream Ridge TownshipUpton Township

Snow a year14″4″

January low16°F 24°F

July high87°F 87°F

Growing season (days)187d 194d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th 56th

Outdoors & history

Cream Ridge TownshipUpton Township

Trails8 mi 35 mi

Conserved land0.3%5.5%

Community

Cream Ridge TownshipUpton 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

189 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cream Ridge TownshipLivingston County Upton TownshipTexas County

Cream Ridge Township ↔ Upton Township189 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

Cream Ridge TownshipUpton Township

People

Population 482Lowest 530Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.8%Lowest MO: +2.8% +0.8%Highest MO: +2.8%

Median age 55.2±5.9Lowest 42% above MO 56.6±18.1Highest 45% above MO

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

Kids under 18 12%±3.9Lowest MO: 22.3% 20.6%±11.6Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 33%±8.5Lowest MO: 17.9% 38.9%±9.8Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.5%Highest MO: 32.4% 13.8%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.5Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±3.2Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $81,429±$6kLowest 15% above MO $82,083±$8kHighest 16% above MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $157,800±$40k 31% below MO —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $896±$273 13% below MO —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,094 44% below MO —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 10.2%±36.9Lowest MO: 45.6% 43.8%±100Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 10.8%Lowest MO: 12.6% 16.2%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 73%Lowest MO: 68.1% 78.9%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 16 yrs older than MO 1986Highest 8 yrs newer than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 20% below MO 35 minHighest 48% above MO

Work from home 18.3%±14Highest MO: 13% 0%±6.2Lowest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 3.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 40.3 miHighest 31.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42Highest 0.11Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Chillicothe (34%)Houston (30%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Upton TownshipFew work in Cream Ridge Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 5.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 8.2 miLowest 34.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Lowest 2.5Highest

Schools

School district LIVINGSTON CO. R-III—

High school in town None in town—

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.

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Bordering Cream Ridge Township

Jackson Township556 people · $285K homes

Wilson Township285 people · $162K homes

Medicine Township114 people · $102K homes

Jackson Township140 people · $238K homes

Towns like Cream Ridge Township

Walnut Township294 people · $191K homes

Grant Township574 people · $127K homes

Sunrise Beach413 people · $207K homes

Hill Township328 people · $254K homes

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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.