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Grant Township vs Arcadia

260 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (25.4× in Arcadia) and work from home (+13.9 pts in Arcadia).

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Grant Township, MOKnown for its schoolsHarrison County · 505 people
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Arcadia, MOHomes around $203KMissouri · 586 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.

Grant TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 2%of MO districts Health79% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Grant Township →
ArcadiaHomes around $203K
Housing$203K typical home24% below the MO typical home HistorySettled in 18491 place on the National Register All about Arcadia →
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 grid25.4×
Arcadia has the more walkable street grid
Arcadia 61.0Grant Township 2.4
Work from home+13.9 pts
More people work from home in Arcadia
Arcadia 16.4%Grant Township 2.5%
Average commute10 min
Grant Township has the shorter commute
Arcadia 25 minGrant Township 15 min
Age 65++11 pts
Arcadia has more people 65 and up
Arcadia 29.4%Grant Township 18.4%
Bachelor’s degree++8.5 pts
More adults in Arcadia have a degree
Arcadia 21.9%Grant Township 13.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $460 more a month in Arcadia

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.

Grant Township$690/mo
Typical home $120K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $400/mo · Housing →
Arcadia$1,160/mo
Typical home $203K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $346/mo · Housing →

The difference: $460 a month, about $5,600 a year, between Arcadia and Grant 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.

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
D−Grant TownshipBetter than 2% of districts in the state –ArcadiaNot graded
Health
C−Grant TownshipHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns –ArcadiaNot graded
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
Grant TownshipArcadia
Snow a year21″9″
January low16°F21°F
July high87°F88°F
Growing season (days)186d174d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th87th
Outdoors & history
Grant TownshipArcadia
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled—1849
National Register places—1
Archive photos—6
Community
Grant TownshipArcadia
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

260 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grant TownshipHarrison CountyArcadiaMO
Grant Township ↔ Arcadia260 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.

Grant TownshipArcadia
People
Population 505Lowest 586Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +1.6% MO: +2.8%
Median age 47.4±6.8 22% above MO 47.4±6.7 22% above MO
Kids under 18 20.2%±5.4Lowest MO: 22.3% 21.3%±5.8Highest MO: 22.3%
Arcadia and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.4%±4.2Lowest MO: 17.9% 29.4%±5Highest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.4%Lowest MO: 32.4% 21.9%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±2.5Highest MO: 5.7% 2.6%±2.3Lowest MO: 5.7%
Grant Township and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $46,029±$5kLowest 35% below MO $48,750±$27kHighest 31% below MO
Arcadia and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $119,900±$33kLowest 48% below MO $154,800±$39kHighest 33% below MO
Arcadia and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $400±$283Highest 61% below MO $346±$179Lowest 67% below MO
Grant Township and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $767Lowest 61% below MO $858Highest 56% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±66.4Lowest MO: 45.6% 36.5%±26Highest MO: 45.6%
Arcadia and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.6%Lowest MO: 12.6% 25%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.4%Lowest MO: 68.1% 75.5%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 12 yrs older than MO 1969Highest 9 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 37% below MO 25 minHighest 6% above MO
Work from home 2.5%±3.6Lowest MO: 13% 16.4%±10.2Highest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 5.6%Highest 2.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.70Lowest 0.72Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bethany (23%)Ironton (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ArcadiaFew work in Grant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.4Lowest 61.0Highest
Schools
School district RIDGEWAY R-V—
High school in town Ridgeway High—
Students per teacherat that high school 4.1 —
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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