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

Fairview Township$700/mo
Typical home $115K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · Housing →
Current Township$520/mo
Typical home $94K (Census) · tax rate 0.38% · 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
Fairview TownshipCurrent Township
Snow a year8″4″
January low16°F24°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)175d194d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th63rd
Outdoors & history
Fairview TownshipCurrent Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land2.7%15.3%
Settled1869—
Community
Fairview TownshipCurrent 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.

Fairview Township ↔ Current 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.

Fairview TownshipCurrent Township
People
Population 141Lowest 196Highest
Median age 61.1±12.1Lowest 57% above MO 63.2±21Highest 62% 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 18.4%±22.2Highest MO: 22.3% 8.2%±20.1Lowest 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+ 41.8%±15Lowest MO: 17.9% 44.4%±22.9Highest 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+ 14.8%Highest MO: 32.4% 8.1%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±8.9Lowest MO: 5.7% 8.2%±13.8Highest 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 $54,750±$26kLowest 23% below MO $60,250±$56kHighest 15% 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 $115,400±$43kHighest 50% below MO $94,400±$47kLowest 59% 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 $1,150Highest 41% below MO $360Lowest 82% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 MO: 45.6% —
Below poverty line 12.8%Highest MO: 12.6% 9.7%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.1%Highest MO: 68.1% 91.1%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 5 yrs older than MO 1969Lowest 9 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 min 30% above MO —
Work from home 13.8%±17.8Highest MO: 13% 0%±21.4Lowest 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 44.8 miHighest 35.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Highest 0.01Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kansas City (21%)Houston (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Current TownshipFew work in Fairview Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Lowest 15.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miHighest 1.9 miLowest
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 1.6Lowest 3.4Highest
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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