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Greendale vs Morris Township

141 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (38.5× in Greendale) and property tax bill (4.5× in Greendale).

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Greendale, MOHomes around $145KMissouri · 794 people
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Morris Township, MOA small town of 647Texas County · 647 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.

GreendaleHomes around $145K
Housing$145K typical home46% below the MO typical home All about Greendale →
Morris TownshipA small town of 647
Quiet strengthsMorris Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Morris 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 grid38.5×
Greendale has the more walkable street grid
Greendale 88.5Morris Township 2.3
Property tax bill4.5×
Tax bills are bigger in Greendale
Greendale $2,437Morris Township $547
Work from home+24.8 pts
More people work from home in Greendale
Greendale 24.8%Morris Township 0%
Growth since 2010+19.7 pts
Greendale has grown faster since 2010
Greendale -1.4%Morris Township -21.1%
Jobs per worker2.5×
Morris Township is more of a job hub
Morris Township 0.25Greendale 0.10
Average commute8 min
Greendale has the shorter commute
Morris Township 29 minGreendale 21 min
★ 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.

Greendale$1,020/mo
Typical home $145K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.11% · or rent about $1,375/mo · Housing →
Morris Township$980/mo
Typical home $178K (Census) · tax rate 0.31% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
GreendaleMorris Township
Snow a year17″10″
January low24°F22°F
July high90°F87°F
Growing season (days)215d196d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th56th
Outdoors & history
GreendaleMorris Township
Trails—10 mi
Conserved land—0.2%
Community
GreendaleMorris 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

141 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GreendaleMOMorris TownshipTexas County
Greendale ↔ Morris Township141 miles apart
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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.

GreendaleMorris Township
People
Population 794Highest 647Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.4%Highest MO: +2.8% -21.1%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 41.5±7.9Highest 6% above MO 40.4±26Lowest 4% above MO
Greendale and Morris Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.9%±12.1Lowest MO: 22.3% 25.8%±9.8Highest MO: 22.3%
Morris Township and Greendale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.3%±12.7Highest MO: 17.9% 17.5%±7.1Lowest MO: 17.9%
Greendale and Morris Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.5%Lowest MO: 32.4% 44.7%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±1.8Lowest MO: 5.7% 18.2%±14.6Highest MO: 5.7%
Morris Township and Greendale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,500±$29kHighest 20% below MO $55,662±$17kLowest 21% below MO
Greendale and Morris Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $115,400±$5kLowest 50% below MO $178,000±$87kHighest 23% below MO
Morris Township and Greendale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,375±$556 33% above MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,437Highest 25% above MO $547Lowest 72% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±66.4 MO: 45.6% —
Below poverty line 40.8%Highest MO: 12.6% 2.2%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.1%Highest MO: 68.1% 84.8%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1951Lowest 27 yrs older than MO 1966Highest 12 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 12% below MO 29 minHighest 23% above MO
Work from home 24.8%±8.3Highest MO: 13% 0%±3.8Lowest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.25Highest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Louis (21%)Houston (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Morris TownshipFew work in Greendale
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 9.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 88.5Highest 2.3Lowest
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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