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Hudson Township vs Pleasant Gap Township

Next-door neighbors in Bates County. The biggest differences: home values (3.6× in Hudson Township) and trails (6.2× in Hudson Township).

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Hudson Township, MOA small town of 234Bates County · 234 people
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Pleasant Gap Township, MOA small town of 214Bates County · 214 people
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 →
Pleasant Gap TownshipA small town of 214
Quiet strengthsPleasant Gap Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pleasant Gap 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,320 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 →
Pleasant Gap Township$610/mo
Typical home $94K (Census) · tax rate 1.43% · or rent about $797/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,320 a month, about $15,900 a year, between Hudson Township and Pleasant Gap 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 Pleasant Gap Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hudson TownshipPleasant Gap TownshipHudson TownshipPleasant Gap Township
Hudson Township ↔ Pleasant Gap Township5.9 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 TownshipPleasant Gap Township
Snow a year10″10″
January low21°F21°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)202d202d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th74th
Outdoors & history
Hudson TownshipPleasant Gap Township
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land0.1%—
National Register places1—
Community
Hudson TownshipPleasant Gap 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 TownshipPleasant Gap Township
People
Population 234Highest 214Lowest
Median age 36±8Lowest 8% below MO 58.3±13.5Highest 49% above MO
Kids under 18 30.8%±17Highest MO: 22.3% 7.5%±13.4Lowest MO: 22.3%
Hudson Township and Pleasant Gap 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% 24.8%±15.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Pleasant Gap Township 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%Highest MO: 32.4% 9.7%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±5.3Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±7.9Lowest MO: 5.7%
Hudson Township and Pleasant Gap 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 $82,188±$48kHighest 16% above MO
Pleasant Gap Township 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 $94,400±$79kLowest 59% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $725±$330Lowest 30% below MO $797±$238Highest 23% below MO
Pleasant Gap Township and Hudson 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 $1,348Lowest 31% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 52.9%±100Highest MO: 45.6%
Pleasant Gap 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%Lowest MO: 12.6% 8.9%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.7%Highest MO: 68.1% 76.3%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 5 yrs newer than MO 1973Lowest 5 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 20% below MO 26 minHighest 12% above MO
Work from home 10.2%±6.2Highest MO: 13% 6.9%±9Lowest MO: 13%
Hudson Township and Pleasant Gap 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 34.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Butler (12%)Butler (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pleasant Gap TownshipFew work in Hudson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.1 miHighest 0.5 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 1.5 1.5
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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