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Hudson Township vs Dover

75 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (56.9× in Dover) and trails (15.5× in Hudson Township).

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Hudson Township, MOA small town of 234Bates County · 234 people
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Dover, MOA history townMissouri · 136 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 →
DoverA history town
HistorySettled in 18391 place on the National Register All about Dover →
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 grid56.9×
Dover has the more walkable street grid
Dover 85.3Hudson Township 1.5
Trails15.5×
Hudson Township has more miles of trail
Hudson Township 3.1 miDover 0.2 mi
Home values+81%
Homes cost more in Hudson Township
Hudson Township $338,500Dover $187,500
Property tax bill+92%
Tax bills are bigger in Hudson Township
Hudson Township $1,846Dover $963
Average commute9 min
Hudson Township has the shorter commute
Dover 28 minHudson Township 19 min
Typical home built25 yrs
Dover’s homes are older
Hudson Township 1983Dover 1958
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $870 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 →
Dover$1,060/mo
Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · Housing →

The difference: $870 a month, about $10,400 a year, between Hudson Township and Dover.

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
Hudson TownshipDover
Snow a year10″14″
January low21°F20°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)202d197d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th27th
Outdoors & history
Hudson TownshipDover
Trails3 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.1%0%
Settled—1839
National Register places11
Archive photos—3
Famous people born here—1
Community
Hudson TownshipDover
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

75 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hudson TownshipBates CountyDoverMO
Hudson Township ↔ Dover75 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.

Hudson TownshipDover
People
Population 234Highest 136Lowest
Median age 36±8Highest 8% below MO 33.5±21.9Lowest 14% below MO
Hudson Township and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.8%±17Lowest MO: 22.3% 40.4%±27.1Highest MO: 22.3%
Dover and Hudson 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% 18.4%±13.6Highest MO: 17.9%
Dover and Hudson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.3%Lowest MO: 32.4% 37%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±5.3Lowest MO: 5.7% 4.4%±10.1Highest MO: 5.7%
Dover 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±$36kLowest 14% above MO $85,417±$47kHighest 21% above MO
Dover and Hudson 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 $187,500±$28kLowest 19% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $725±$330 30% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,846Highest 5% below MO $963Lowest 51% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Hudson Township and Dover 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% 0%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.7%Highest MO: 68.1% 89.7%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 5 yrs newer than MO 1958Lowest 20 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 20% below MO 28 minHighest 20% above MO
Work from home 10.2%±6.2Highest MO: 13% 4.1%±6.8Lowest MO: 13%
Hudson Township and Dover 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 38.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Butler (12%)Lexington (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DoverFew work in Hudson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.1 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Lowest 85.3Highest
Schools
School district HUDSON R-IX—
High school in town None in town—
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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