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Emerald Beach vs Musselfork Township

211 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (14.6× in Emerald Beach) and jobs per worker (2.6× in Emerald Beach).

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Emerald Beach, MOA small town of 274Missouri · 274 people
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Musselfork Township, MOA small town of 261Chariton County · 261 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.

Emerald BeachA small town of 274
Quiet strengthsEmerald Beach doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Emerald Beach →
Musselfork TownshipA small town of 261
Quiet strengthsMusselfork Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Musselfork 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.

Street grid14.6×
Emerald Beach has the more walkable street grid
Emerald Beach 101Musselfork Township 6.9
Jobs per worker2.6×
Emerald Beach is more of a job hub
Emerald Beach 0.26Musselfork Township 0.10
Conserved land+11.9 pts
Emerald Beach has more conserved land
Emerald Beach 16.2%Musselfork Township 4.3%
★ 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.

Emerald Beach$1,110/mo
Typical home $196K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $625/mo · Housing →
Musselfork Township$1,000/mo
Typical home $174K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Emerald Beach and Musselfork 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
Emerald BeachMusselfork Township
Snow a year7″19″
January low22°F18°F
July high89°F87°F
Growing season (days)187d192d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th66th
Outdoors & history
Emerald BeachMusselfork Township
Trails—4 mi
Conserved land—4.3%
Settled1981—
Community
Emerald BeachMusselfork 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

211 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Emerald BeachMOMusselfork TownshipChariton County
Emerald Beach ↔ Musselfork Township211 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.

Emerald BeachMusselfork Township
People
Population 274Highest 261Lowest
Median age 56.6±11.7Highest 45% above MO 55.3±12.2Lowest 42% above MO
Emerald Beach and Musselfork Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.1%±11.3Lowest MO: 22.3% 16.9%±11.8Highest MO: 22.3%
Musselfork Township and Emerald Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.4%±15.7Highest MO: 17.9% 27.2%±10.5Lowest MO: 17.9%
Emerald Beach and Musselfork Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.4%Highest MO: 32.4% 19.6%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±5.8Highest MO: 5.7% 1.5%±5.1Lowest MO: 5.7%
Emerald Beach and Musselfork Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,781±$8kLowest 35% below MO $62,841±$23kHighest 11% below MO
Musselfork Township and Emerald Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $195,600±$41kHighest 15% below MO $174,200±$64kLowest 24% below MO
Emerald Beach and Musselfork Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $625±$87 39% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,000Highest 49% below MO $983Lowest 50% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.6%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Emerald Beach and Musselfork Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.3%Highest MO: 12.6% 0.4%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.8%Lowest MO: 68.1% 94.1%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 11 yrs newer than MO 1984Lowest 6 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 32% above MO 34 minHighest 44% above MO
Work from home 16.5%±17.3Highest MO: 13% 13.5%±9.8Lowest MO: 13%
Emerald Beach and Musselfork Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.8 miHighest 28.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (10%)Marceline (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Musselfork TownshipFew work in Emerald Beach
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 16.2%Highest 4.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 4.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 101Highest 6.9Lowest
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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