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Hudson Township vs Deepwater Township

Next-door neighbors in Bates County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+71% in Hudson Township) and jobs per worker (3.3× in Deepwater Township).

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Hudson Township, MOA small town of 234Bates County · 234 people
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Deepwater Township, MOA small town of 219Bates County · 219 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.

Hudson TownshipA small town of 234
Quiet strengthsHudson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hudson Township →
Deepwater TownshipA small town of 219
Quiet strengthsDeepwater Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Deepwater 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.

Property tax bill+71%
Tax bills are bigger in Hudson Township
Hudson Township $1,846Deepwater Township $1,079
Jobs per worker3.3×
Deepwater Township is more of a job hub
Deepwater Township 0.56Hudson Township 0.17
Age 65++20.6 pts
Deepwater Township has more people 65 and up
Deepwater Township 33.8%Hudson Township 13.2%
Trails2.2×
Hudson Township has more miles of trail
Hudson Township 3.1 miDeepwater Township 1.4 mi
Homeowners+17.5 pts renters
Deepwater Township has more renters
Hudson Township 90.7%Deepwater Township 73.2%
Average commute6 min
Hudson Township has the shorter commute
Deepwater Township 25 minHudson Township 19 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Hudson 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.

Hudson Township$1,930/mo
Typical home $339K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →
Deepwater Township$1,540/mo
Typical home $277K (Census) · tax rate 0.39% · or rent about $625/mo · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Hudson Township and Deepwater 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.

Where they are

Hudson Township and Deepwater Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hudson TownshipDeepwater TownshipHudson TownshipDeepwater Township
Hudson Township ↔ Deepwater Township6.4 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
Hudson TownshipDeepwater Township
Snow a year10″10″
January low21°F21°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)202d202d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th61st
Outdoors & history
Hudson TownshipDeepwater Township
Trails3 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.1%0%
National Register places1—
Archive photos—9
Community
Hudson TownshipDeepwater 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.

Hudson TownshipDeepwater Township
People
Population 234Highest 219Lowest
Median age 36±8Lowest 8% below MO 53.9±13.2Highest 38% above MO
Deepwater Township and Hudson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.8%±17Highest MO: 22.3% 14.2%±12.6Lowest MO: 22.3%
Hudson Township and Deepwater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.2%±7.9Lowest MO: 17.9% 33.8%±11.4Highest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.3%Highest MO: 32.4% 25.2%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±5.3Lowest MO: 5.7% 6.8%±10.8Highest MO: 5.7%
Deepwater Township and Hudson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,625±$36kHighest 14% above MO $65,625±$9kLowest 7% below MO
Hudson Township and Deepwater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $338,500±$80kHighest 47% above MO $276,900±$93kLowest 20% above MO
Hudson Township and Deepwater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $725±$330Highest 30% below MO $625±$312Lowest 39% below MO
Hudson Township and Deepwater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,846Highest 5% below MO $1,079Lowest 45% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 40%±100Highest MO: 45.6%
Deepwater Township and Hudson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.1%Highest MO: 12.6% 2.7%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.7%Highest MO: 68.1% 73.2%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 5 yrs newer than MO 1994Highest 16 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 20% below MO 25 minHighest 8% above MO
Work from home 10.2%±6.2Lowest MO: 13% 16.4%±17.5Highest MO: 13%
Deepwater Township and Hudson 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 26.3 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Lowest 0.56Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Butler (12%)Harrisonville (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Deepwater TownshipFew work in Hudson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.1 miHighest 1.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Highest 1.3Lowest
Schools
School district HUDSON R-IX—
High school in town None in town—
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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