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Current Township vs Sargent Township

22 miles apart in Texas County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10× in Sargent Township) and trails (5.1× in Sargent Township).

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Current Township, MOAn outdoors townTexas County · 196 people
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Sargent Township, MOA small town of 406Texas County · 406 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.

Sargent TownshipA small town of 406
Quiet strengthsSargent Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sargent 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.

★ What stands out · 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.

Current Township$520/mo
Typical home $94K (Census) · tax rate 0.38% · Housing →
Sargent Township$510/mo
Typical home $86K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · 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.

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 TownshipSargent Township
Snow a year4″10″
January low24°F22°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)194d196d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd72nd
Outdoors & history
Current TownshipSargent Township
Trails2 mi10 mi
Conserved land15.3%0%
Community
Current TownshipSargent 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

22 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Current TownshipSargent TownshipCurrent TownshipSargent Township
Current Township ↔ Sargent Township22 miles apart · Same county
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 TownshipSargent Township
People
Population 196Lowest 406Highest
Median age 63.2±21Lowest 62% above MO 64.6±20.5Highest 66% above MO
Sargent Township and Current Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.2%±20.1Highest MO: 22.3% 4.2%±10.2Lowest MO: 22.3%
Current Township and Sargent Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 44.4%±22.9Lowest MO: 17.9% 48.8%±15.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Sargent Township and Current 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%Highest MO: 32.4% 5.9%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.2%±13.8Highest MO: 5.7% 3.2%±5Lowest MO: 5.7%
Current Township and Sargent 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±$56k 15% below MO —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $94,400±$47kHighest 59% below MO $85,900±$72kLowest 63% below MO
Current Township and Sargent 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 $739Highest 62% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 9.7%Lowest MO: 12.6% 21.4%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.1%Lowest MO: 68.1% 96.2%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 9 yrs older than MO 1984Highest 6 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 18 min 24% below MO
Work from home 0%±21.4Lowest MO: 13% 11.5%±14.4Highest MO: 13%
Sargent 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 0.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.01Lowest 0.10Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (11%)Cabool (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sargent TownshipFew work in Current Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miLowest 9.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.4Lowest 4.4Highest
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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