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Current Township vs Fairview Township

200 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (3.2× in Fairview Township) and jobs per worker (4× in Fairview Township).

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Current Township, MOAn outdoors townTexas County · 196 people
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Fairview Township, MOA small town of 141Caldwell County · 141 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.

Fairview TownshipA small town of 141
Quiet strengthsFairview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fairview 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Fairview 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 →
Fairview Township$700/mo
Typical home $115K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Fairview 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.

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 TownshipFairview Township
Snow a year4″8″
January low24°F16°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)194d175d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd45th
Outdoors & history
Current TownshipFairview Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land15.3%2.7%
Settled—1869
Community
Current TownshipFairview Township
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.

Where they are

200 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Current Township ↔ Fairview Township200 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.

Current TownshipFairview Township
People
Population 196Highest 141Lowest
Median age 63.2±21Highest 62% above MO 61.1±12.1Lowest 57% above MO
Current Township and Fairview 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% 18.4%±22.2Highest MO: 22.3%
Fairview 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% 41.8%±15Lowest MO: 17.9%
Current Township and Fairview 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% 14.8%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.2%±13.8Highest MO: 5.7% 2.1%±8.9Lowest MO: 5.7%
Current Township and Fairview 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±$56kHighest 15% below MO $54,750±$26kLowest 23% below MO
Current Township and Fairview 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 $115,400±$43kHighest 50% below MO
Fairview Township and Current Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $360Lowest 82% below MO $1,150Highest 41% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 9.7%Lowest MO: 12.6% 12.8%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.1%Lowest MO: 68.1% 95.1%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 9 yrs older than MO 1973Highest 5 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 31 min 30% above MO
Work from home 0%±21.4Lowest MO: 13% 13.8%±17.8Highest MO: 13%
Fairview 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% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.3 miLowest 44.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.01Lowest 0.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (11%)Kansas City (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fairview TownshipFew work in Current Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.3%Highest 2.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.4Highest 1.6Lowest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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