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Edgar Springs vs Cunningham Township

152 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (35× in Edgar Springs) and conserved land (+31.2 pts in Cunningham Township).

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Edgar Springs, MOA small town of 224Missouri · 224 people

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Cunningham Township, MOAn outdoors townChariton County · 197 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.

Edgar SpringsA small town of 224

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

All about Edgar Springs →

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 →

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.

Street grid35×

Edgar Springs has the more walkable street grid

Edgar Springs 77.1Cunningham Township 2.2

Conserved land+31.2 pts

Cunningham Township has more conserved land

Cunningham Township 31.2%Edgar Springs 0%

Typical home built31 yrs

Cunningham Township’s homes are older

Edgar Springs 1969Cunningham Township 1938

Average commute9 min

Cunningham Township has the shorter commute

Edgar Springs 33 minCunningham Township 24 min

Jobs per worker2×

Cunningham Township is more of a job hub

Cunningham Township 0.45Edgar Springs 0.23

Property tax bill+23%

Tax bills are bigger in Edgar Springs

Edgar Springs $900Cunningham Township $730

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $970 more a month in Edgar Springs

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.

Down paymentRate%

Edgar Springs$1,400/mo

Typical home $231K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →

Cunningham Township$430/mo

Typical home $70K (Census) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $686/mo · Housing →

The difference: $970 a month, about $11,600 a year, between Edgar Springs 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

Edgar SpringsCunningham Township

Snow a year11″14″

January low21°F —

July high88°F —

Growing season (days)181d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)84th 66th

Outdoors & history

Edgar SpringsCunningham Township

Conserved land—31.2%

Settled—1840

Archive photos—1

Famous people born here1 —

Community

Edgar SpringsCunningham 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

152 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Edgar SpringsMO Cunningham TownshipChariton County

Edgar Springs ↔ Cunningham Township152 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

Edgar SpringsCunningham Township

People

Population 224Highest 197Lowest

Median age 43.3±20.6Lowest 11% above MO 44.9±19.1Highest 15% above MO

Cunningham Township and Edgar Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 19.6%±12.6Lowest MO: 22.3% 25.4%±14.4Highest MO: 22.3%

Cunningham Township and Edgar Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 14.7%±14.5Lowest MO: 17.9% 17.8%±11.7Highest MO: 17.9%

Cunningham Township and Edgar Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.6%Lowest MO: 32.4% 19.7%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±5.6Lowest MO: 5.7% 3.6%±3.5Highest MO: 5.7%

Cunningham Township and Edgar Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $51,771±$20kLowest 27% below MO $61,250±$25kHighest 13% below MO

Cunningham Township and Edgar Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $95,000±$88kHighest 59% below MO $70,000±$44kLowest 70% below MO

Edgar Springs and Cunningham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $686±$47 34% below MO

Property taxmedian, yearly $900Highest 54% below MO $730Lowest 63% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 70%±100Highest MO: 45.6%

Cunningham Township and Edgar Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 14.7%Highest MO: 12.6% 5.6%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 86%Highest MO: 68.1% 81.8%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 9 yrs older than MO 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 38% above MO 24 minLowest about the MO average

Work from home 6.5%±5.5Highest MO: 13% 0%±13.6Lowest MO: 13%

Edgar Springs 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 21.3 miLowest 46.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.45Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Rolla (30%)Marceline (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cunningham TownshipFew work in Edgar Springs

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 31.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 39.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 77.1Highest 2.2Lowest

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.

Edgar Springs neighborsTown Square →

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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.