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Cunningham Township vs Berger

121 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (25.3× in Berger) and jobs per worker (11.3× in Cunningham Township).

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Cunningham Township, MOAn outdoors townChariton County · 197 people
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Berger, MOA small town of 169Missouri · 169 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.

Cunningham TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors31.2% conserved land39 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves HistorySettled in 18401 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Cunningham Township →
BergerA small town of 169
Quiet strengthsBerger doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Berger →
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.

Street grid25.3×
Berger has the more walkable street grid
Berger 55.7Cunningham Township 2.2
Jobs per worker11.3×
Cunningham Township is more of a job hub
Cunningham Township 0.45Berger 0.04
Property tax bill+61%
Tax bills are bigger in Berger
Berger $1,173Cunningham Township $730
Conserved land+31.2 pts
Cunningham Township has more conserved land
Cunningham Township 31.2%Berger 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,450 more a month in Berger

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.

Cunningham Township$430/mo
Typical home $70K (Census) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $686/mo · Housing →
Berger$1,870/mo
Typical home $299K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.22% · or rent about $883/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,450 a month, about $17,400 a year, between Berger and Cunningham Township.

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
Cunningham TownshipBerger
Snow a year14″14″
January low—18°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—168d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th57th
Outdoors & history
Cunningham TownshipBerger
Trails39 mi—
Conserved land31.2%—
Settled1840—
Archive photos13
Community
Cunningham TownshipBerger
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

121 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cunningham TownshipChariton CountyBergerMO
Cunningham Township ↔ Berger121 miles apart
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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.

Cunningham TownshipBerger
People
Population 197Highest 169Lowest
Median age 44.9±19.1Highest 15% above MO 43.4±10.3Lowest 11% above MO
Cunningham Township and Berger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.4%±14.4Highest MO: 22.3% 19.5%±13.1Lowest MO: 22.3%
Cunningham Township and Berger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.8%±11.7Highest MO: 17.9% 16.6%±16.4Lowest MO: 17.9%
Cunningham Township and Berger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.7%Highest MO: 32.4% 16.5%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±3.5Highest MO: 5.7% 1.2%±7.3Lowest MO: 5.7%
Cunningham Township and Berger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,250±$25kHighest 13% below MO $55,938±$15kLowest 21% below MO
Cunningham Township and Berger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $70,000±$44kLowest 70% below MO $96,300±$17kHighest 58% below MO
Berger and Cunningham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $686±$47Lowest 34% below MO $883±$311Highest 15% below MO
Berger and Cunningham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $730Lowest 63% below MO $1,173Highest 40% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 70%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 38.5%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Cunningham Township and Berger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.6%Lowest MO: 12.6% 19.1%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.8%Highest MO: 68.1% 79%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO 1949Highest 29 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest about the MO average 23 minLowest about the MO average
Work from home 0%±13.6Lowest MO: 13% 7.6%±9.4Highest MO: 13%
Berger and Cunningham 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 46.3 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.45Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marceline (19%)Washington (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BergerFew work in Cunningham Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 31.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 39.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.2Lowest 55.7Highest
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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