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Howard Township vs Bogle Township

Next-door neighbors in Gentry County. The biggest differences: size (2.7× in Bogle Township) and street grid (+55% in Bogle Township).

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Howard Township, MOA small town of 60Gentry County · 60 people
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Bogle Township, MOA small town of 163Gentry County · 163 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.

Howard TownshipA small town of 60
Quiet strengthsHoward Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Bogle TownshipA small town of 163
Quiet strengthsBogle Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bogle 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.

Size2.7×
Bogle Township is the bigger place
Bogle Township 163Howard Township 60
Street grid+55%
Bogle Township has the more walkable street grid
Bogle Township 1.7Howard Township 1.1
★ What stands out · Where they are

Howard Township and Bogle Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Howard TownshipBogle TownshipHoward TownshipBogle Township
Howard Township ↔ Bogle Township7.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Howard TownshipBogle Township
Snow a year21″19″
January low16°F15°F
July high87°F86°F
Growing season (days)186d184d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd62nd
Outdoors & history
Howard TownshipBogle Township
Trails3 mi3 mi
Conserved land0.8%0%
Famous people born here1—
Community
Howard TownshipBogle 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.

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.

Howard TownshipBogle Township
People
Population 60Lowest 163Highest
Median age 49.7±47.9Highest 27% above MO 40.9±14.4Lowest 5% above MO
Howard Township and Bogle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35%±33.6Highest MO: 22.3% 22.1%±12.4Lowest MO: 22.3%
Howard Township and Bogle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 46.7%±62.3Highest MO: 17.9% 11.7%±27.3Lowest MO: 17.9%
Howard Township and Bogle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.3%Highest MO: 32.4% 7.1%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±28.3 MO: 5.7% 0%±10.4 MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $80,893±$12k 14% above MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $278,100±$122k 21% above MO
Property taxmedian, yearly — $917 53% below MO
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MO: 12.6% 6.3%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MO: 68.1% 98.5%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1955 23 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 18 min 25% below MO
Work from home 20%±18.6Highest MO: 13% 0%±11.5Lowest MO: 13%
Howard Township and Bogle 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 9.3 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.40Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Albany (49%)Albany (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bogle TownshipFew work in Howard Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.5 miLowest 3.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.7Highest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Athens Township2,232 people · $111K homes
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Dallas Township382 people

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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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