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Huggins Township vs Wilson Township

Next-door neighbors in Gentry County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (29.3× in Huggins Township) and trails (5.3× in Wilson Township).

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Huggins Township, MOA small town of 53Gentry County · 53 people
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Wilson Township, MOA small town of 419Gentry County · 419 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 →
Wilson TownshipA small town of 419
Quiet strengthsWilson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wilson 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.

Jobs per worker29.3×
Huggins Township is more of a job hub
Huggins Township 1.17Wilson Township 0.04
Trails5.3×
Wilson Township has more miles of trail
Wilson Township 3.2 miHuggins Township 0.6 mi
Size7.9×
Wilson Township is the bigger place
Wilson Township 419Huggins Township 53
Homeowners+48.7 pts renters
Huggins Township has more renters
Wilson Township 94.9%Huggins Township 46.2%
Average commute15 min
Huggins Township has the shorter commute
Wilson Township 24 minHuggins Township 9 min
Bachelor’s degree++20.1 pts
More adults in Huggins Township have a degree
Huggins Township 33.3%Wilson Township 13.2%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Huggins Township and Wilson Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Huggins TownshipWilson TownshipHuggins TownshipWilson Township
Huggins Township ↔ Wilson Township7.1 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
Huggins TownshipWilson Township
Snow a year19″19″
January low15°F15°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)184d184d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd62nd
Outdoors & history
Huggins TownshipWilson Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—0.4%
Archive photos1—
Community
Huggins TownshipWilson 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.

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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.

Huggins TownshipWilson Township
People
Population 53Lowest 419Highest
Median age 37±45.4Highest 5% below MO 17.1±15.3Lowest 56% below MO
Huggins Township and Wilson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 49.1%±40.5Lowest MO: 22.3% 52.3%±28Highest MO: 22.3%
Wilson Township and Huggins 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% 11.2%±9.3Highest MO: 17.9%
Wilson 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% 13.2%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±32Lowest MO: 5.7% 3.1%±3.3Highest MO: 5.7%
Wilson 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 — $50,556±$21k 28% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $351,800±$82k 53% above MO
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,071 6% above MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MO: 45.6% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MO: 12.6% 22.9%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 46.2%Lowest MO: 68.1% 94.9%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 13 yrs older than MO 1984Highest 6 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 9 minLowest 64% below MO 24 minHighest about the MO average
Work from home 0%±44.4Lowest MO: 13% 11.7%±12.1Highest MO: 13%
Wilson 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%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 40.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.17Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Stanberry (17%)St. Joseph (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wilson TownshipFew work in Huggins Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 3.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Highest 1.1Lowest
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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