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

B−HurleyBetter than 46% of districts in the state –Huggins TownshipNot graded

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

HurleyHuggins Township

Snow a year12″19″

January low22°F 15°F

July high90°F 86°F

Growing season (days)189d 184d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th 62nd

Outdoors & history

HurleyHuggins Township

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Famous people born here1 —

Community

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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

236 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HurleyMO Huggins TownshipGentry County

Hurley ↔ Huggins Township236 miles apart

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.

Only big differences vs Missouri average

HurleyHuggins Township

People

Population 98Highest 53Lowest

Median age 42.5±32.1Highest 9% above MO 37±45.4Lowest 5% below MO

Hurley and Huggins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 16.3%±26.4Lowest MO: 22.3% 49.1%±40.5Highest MO: 22.3%

Huggins Township and Hurley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 19.4%±32.9Highest MO: 17.9% 0%±78.4Lowest MO: 17.9%

Hurley 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+ 15.8%Lowest MO: 32.4% 33.3%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±6Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±32Lowest MO: 5.7%

Hurley and Huggins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $92,500±$16k 60% below MO —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,080±$144 5% above MO —

Property taxmedian, yearly $429 78% below MO —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 93.3%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%

Hurley and Huggins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 15.3%Highest MO: 12.6% 0%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 45.8%Lowest MO: 68.1% 46.2%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO 1965Highest 13 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 50 minHighest 112% above MO 9 minLowest 64% below MO

Work from home 17.7%±22.2Highest MO: 13% 0%±44.4Lowest MO: 13%

Hurley and Huggins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 1.17Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (18%)Stanberry (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Huggins TownshipFew work in Hurley

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

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 75.4Highest 1.4Lowest

Schools

School district HURLEY R-I—

High school in town Hurley High—

Students per teacherat that high school 7.6 —

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.

Hurley vs Huggins Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

236 miles apart

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