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Current Township vs Carroll Township

Next-door neighbors in Texas County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (91× in Carroll Township) and size (4.8× in Carroll Township).

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Current Township, MOAn outdoors townTexas County · 196 people
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Carroll Township, MOA small town of 945Texas County · 945 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.

Current TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors15.3% conserved land1.9 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Current Township →
Carroll TownshipA small town of 945
Quiet strengthsCarroll Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Carroll 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 worker91×
Carroll Township is more of a job hub
Carroll Township 0.91Current Township 0.01
Size4.8×
Carroll Township is the bigger place
Carroll Township 945Current Township 196
Property tax bill+49%
Tax bills are bigger in Carroll Township
Carroll Township $536Current Township $360
Street grid2×
Carroll Township has the more walkable street grid
Carroll Township 6.9Current Township 3.4
Homeowners+16.4 pts renters
Carroll Township has more renters
Current Township 91.1%Carroll Township 74.7%
Conserved land+12.8 pts
Current Township has more conserved land
Current Township 15.3%Carroll Township 2.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Carroll Township

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.

Current Township$520/mo
Typical home $94K (Census) · tax rate 0.38% · Housing →
Carroll Township$770/mo
Typical home $138K (Census) · tax rate 0.39% · or rent about $327/mo · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Carroll Township and Current 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.

Where they are

Current Township and Carroll Township share a border

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

Current TownshipCarroll TownshipCurrent TownshipCarroll Township
Current Township ↔ Carroll Township7.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
3 Current Township residents work in Carroll Township (3.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Current 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
–Current TownshipNot graded BCarroll TownshipBetter than 60% of districts in the state
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
Current TownshipCarroll Township
Snow a year4″4″
January low24°F24°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)194d194d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd63rd
Outdoors & history
Current TownshipCarroll Township
Trails2 mi3 mi
Conserved land15.3%2.5%
Community
Current TownshipCarroll Township
Library hours a week—39 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.

Current TownshipCarroll Township
People
Population 196Lowest 945Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -4.1% MO: +2.8%
Median age 63.2±21Highest 62% above MO 41.2±23.5Lowest 6% above MO
Current Township and Carroll Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.2%±20.1Lowest MO: 22.3% 26.9%±8.3Highest MO: 22.3%
Carroll Township and Current Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 44.4%±22.9Highest MO: 17.9% 24.7%±2.5Lowest MO: 17.9%
Current Township and Carroll Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.1%Lowest MO: 32.4% 13.9%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.2%±13.8Highest MO: 5.7% 1.5%±2.1Lowest MO: 5.7%
Current Township and Carroll Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,250±$56kLowest 15% below MO $62,292±$34kHighest 12% below MO
Carroll Township and Current Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $94,400±$47kLowest 59% below MO $137,900±$37kHighest 40% below MO
Carroll Township and Current Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $327±$93 68% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $360Lowest 82% below MO $536Highest 72% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 2.6%±27.4 MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 9.7%Highest MO: 12.6% 5.1%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.1%Highest MO: 68.1% 74.7%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 9 yrs older than MO 1972Highest 6 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 23 min about the MO average
Work from home 0%±21.4Lowest MO: 13% 16.6%±17Highest MO: 13%
Carroll Township and Current Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 11.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.3 miHighest 31.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.01Lowest 0.91Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (11%)Houston (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Carroll TownshipFew work in Current Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.3%Highest 2.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miLowest 2.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.4Lowest 6.9Highest
Schools
School district —SUMMERSVILLE R-II
High school in town —Summersville High
Students per teacherat that high school — 10.6
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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