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Egypt Township vs Oregon

91 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (29.6× in Oregon) and work from home (+12.5 pts in Egypt Township).

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Egypt Township, MOA small town of 844Carroll County · 844 people
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Oregon, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 882 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.

Egypt TownshipA small town of 844
Quiet strengthsEgypt Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Egypt Township →
OregonKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 70%of MO districts HistorySettled in 18418 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Oregon →
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 grid29.6×
Oregon has the more walkable street grid
Oregon 68.1Egypt Township 2.3
Work from home+12.5 pts
More people work from home in Egypt Township
Egypt Township 14.1%Oregon 1.6%
Growth since 2010+8.5 pts
Oregon has grown faster since 2010
Oregon -2.3%Egypt Township -10.8%
Average commute5 min
Oregon has the shorter commute
Egypt Township 30 minOregon 25 min
Work in town+8.7 pts
More of Oregon’s workers stay in town
Oregon 16.1%Egypt Township 7.4%
★ What stands out · 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
B−Egypt TownshipBetter than 45% of districts in the state B+OregonBetter than 70% of districts in the state
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.

Egypt Township$650/mo
Typical home $109K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $617/mo · Housing →
Oregon$730/mo
Typical home $122K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $534/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Oregon and Egypt 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
Egypt TownshipOregon
Snow a year14″21″
January low20°F17°F
July high88°F87°F
Growing season (days)197d182d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd68th
Outdoors & history
Egypt TownshipOregon
Trails23 mi—
Conserved land0.4%—
Settled—1841
Archive photos—8
Famous people born here—1
Community
Egypt TownshipOregon
Library hours a week40 hrs25 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.

Where they are

91 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Egypt TownshipCarroll CountyOregonMO
Egypt Township ↔ Oregon91 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.

Egypt TownshipOregon
People
Population 844Lowest 882Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10.8%Lowest MO: +2.8% -2.3%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 43.9±3.4Highest 13% above MO 42.8±4.6Lowest 10% above MO
Egypt Township and Oregon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.3%±4Lowest MO: 22.3% 22.2%±3.6Highest MO: 22.3%
Oregon and Egypt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.8%±2.9Highest MO: 17.9% 20.6%±4.7Lowest MO: 17.9%
Egypt Township and Oregon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.5%Highest MO: 32.4% 16.1%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.1%±7.5Highest MO: 5.7% 1.2%±0.8Lowest MO: 5.7%
Egypt Township and Oregon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,279±$11kLowest 5% below MO $67,625±$11kHighest 4% below MO
Oregon and Egypt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $109,000±$14kLowest 53% below MO $122,400±$28kHighest 47% below MO
Oregon and Egypt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $617±$156Highest 40% below MO $534±$74Lowest 48% below MO
Egypt Township and Oregon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $941Lowest 52% below MO $1,048Highest 46% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 24.4%±20.6Highest MO: 45.6% 10.6%±26.5Lowest MO: 45.6%
Egypt Township and Oregon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.3%Highest MO: 12.6% 4.4%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.3%Lowest MO: 68.1% 76.4%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 19 yrs older than MO 1970Highest 8 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 27% above MO 25 minLowest 4% above MO
Work from home 14.1%±10.1Highest MO: 13% 1.6%±1.6Lowest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 7.4%Lowest 16.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.3 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.48Highest 0.39Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Carrollton (15%)St. Joseph (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OregonFew work in Egypt Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 23.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.3Lowest 68.1Highest
Schools
School district NORBORNE R-VIIISOUTH HOLT CO. R-I
High school in town Norborne HighSouth Holt High
Students per teacherat that high school 6.4Lowest 7.8Highest
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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