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Huggins Township vs Athens Township

Next-door neighbors in Gentry County. The biggest differences: size (42.1× in Athens Township) and street grid (3.2× in Athens Township).

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Huggins Township, MOA small town of 53Gentry County · 53 people
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Athens Township, MOOne of the healthiest townsGentry County · 2,232 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.

Huggins TownshipA small town of 53
Quiet strengthsHuggins Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Huggins Township →
Athens TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health83% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 29%of MO districts All about Athens 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.

Size42.1×
Athens Township is the bigger place
Athens Township 2,232Huggins Township 53
Street grid3.2×
Athens Township has the more walkable street grid
Athens Township 4.5Huggins Township 1.4
Work in town+25.6 pts
More of Athens Township’s workers stay in town
Athens Township 27.2%Huggins Township 1.6%
Homeowners+23.9 pts renters
Huggins Township has more renters
Athens Township 70.1%Huggins Township 46.2%
Average commute11 min
Huggins Township has the shorter commute
Athens Township 19 minHuggins Township 9 min
Bachelor’s degree++10.4 pts
More adults in Huggins Township have a degree
Huggins Township 33.3%Athens Township 22.9%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Huggins Township and Athens Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Huggins TownshipAthens TownshipHuggins TownshipAthens Township
Huggins Township ↔ Athens Township8.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Missouri ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Huggins TownshipNot graded CAthens TownshipBetter than 29% of districts in the state
Health
–Huggins TownshipNot graded C−Athens TownshipHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns
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
Huggins TownshipAthens Township
Snow a year19″21″
January low15°F16°F
July high86°F87°F
Growing season (days)184d186d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd63rd
Outdoors & history
Huggins TownshipAthens Township
National Register places—1
Archive photos1—
Community
Huggins TownshipAthens Township
Library hours a week—48 hrs
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.

Huggins TownshipAthens Township
People
Population 53Lowest 2,232Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -4.3% MO: +2.8%
Median age 37±45.4Lowest 5% below MO 39.8±3.5Highest about the MO average
Athens Township and Huggins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 49.1%±40.5Highest MO: 22.3% 23.1%±3.2Lowest MO: 22.3%
Huggins Township and Athens Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±78.4Lowest MO: 17.9% 18.9%±3.4Highest MO: 17.9%
Athens Township and Huggins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.3%Highest MO: 32.4% 22.9%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±32Lowest MO: 5.7% 1.9%±1.2Highest MO: 5.7%
Athens Township and Huggins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $49,250±$8k 30% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $111,200±$18k 52% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $550±$70 47% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,110 43% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 26.3%±11.6Highest MO: 45.6%
Athens Township and Huggins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MO: 12.6% 16.8%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 46.2%Lowest MO: 68.1% 70.1%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 13 yrs older than MO 1972Highest 6 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 9 minLowest 64% below MO 19 minHighest 19% below MO
Work from home 0%±44.4Lowest MO: 13% 6.8%±3.9Highest MO: 13%
Athens Township and Huggins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.6%Lowest 27.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 29.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.17Highest 0.95Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Stanberry (17%)Albany (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Athens TownshipFew work in Huggins Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Lowest 4.5Highest
Schools
School district —ALBANY R-III
High school in town —Albany High
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.4
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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