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Hurricane Township vs Glasgow

36 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (28.2× in Glasgow) and trails (24× in Hurricane Township).

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Hurricane Township, MOKnown for its schoolsCarroll County · 845 people
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Glasgow, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 1,118 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.

Hurricane TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 91%of MO districts All about Hurricane Township →
GlasgowKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 15%of MO districts HistorySettled in 18365 places on the National Register Health68% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Glasgow →
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 grid28.2×
Glasgow has the more walkable street grid
Glasgow 76.1Hurricane Township 2.7
Trails24×
Hurricane Township has more miles of trail
Hurricane Township 2.4 miGlasgow 0.1 mi
Average commute16 min
Glasgow has the shorter commute
Hurricane Township 34 minGlasgow 17 min
Jobs per worker2.8×
Glasgow is more of a job hub
Glasgow 1.08Hurricane Township 0.38
Growth since 2010+12.2 pts
Glasgow has grown faster since 2010
Glasgow -1.5%Hurricane Township -13.7%
Work in town+11.6 pts
More of Glasgow’s workers stay in town
Glasgow 15.3%Hurricane Township 3.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $640 more a month in Glasgow

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.

Hurricane Township$640/mo
Typical home $109K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $664/mo · Housing →
Glasgow$1,270/mo
Typical home $216K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $446/mo · Housing →

The difference: $640 a month, about $7,600 a year, between Glasgow and Hurricane 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.

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
AHurricane TownshipBetter than 91% of districts in the state C−GlasgowBetter than 15% of districts in the state
Health
–Hurricane TownshipNot graded CGlasgowHealthier than 32% 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
Hurricane TownshipGlasgow
Snow a year14″10″
January low—18°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—191d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th64th
Outdoors & history
Hurricane TownshipGlasgow
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land3.7%—
Settled—1836
National Register places—5
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—5
Community
Hurricane TownshipGlasgow
Library hours a week—24 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.

Where they are

36 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hurricane TownshipCarroll CountyGlasgowMO
Hurricane Township ↔ Glasgow36 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.

Hurricane TownshipGlasgow
People
Population 845Lowest 1,118Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.7%Lowest MO: +2.8% -1.5%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 47.9±8.3Lowest 23% above MO 49.3±5.9Highest 26% above MO
Glasgow and Hurricane Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.4%±3.5Lowest MO: 22.3% 19.3%±5.2Highest MO: 22.3%
Glasgow and Hurricane Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.7%±5.8Lowest MO: 17.9% 25.3%±5.8Highest MO: 17.9%
Glasgow and Hurricane Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17%Lowest MO: 32.4% 24.7%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.8%±2.5Highest MO: 5.7% 2.6%±1.6Lowest MO: 5.7%
Hurricane Township and Glasgow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,059±$5kHighest 19% below MO $50,446±$12kLowest 29% below MO
Hurricane Township and Glasgow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $108,900±$17kLowest 53% below MO $122,600±$20kHighest 47% below MO
Glasgow and Hurricane Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $664±$251Highest 36% below MO $446±$327Lowest 57% below MO
Hurricane Township and Glasgow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $788Lowest 60% below MO $948Highest 51% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.3%±39.7Lowest MO: 45.6% 62.8%±100Highest MO: 45.6%
Glasgow and Hurricane Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.5%Lowest MO: 12.6% 11.9%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.1%Highest MO: 68.1% 81.8%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 5 yrs older than MO 1964Lowest 14 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 43% above MO 17 minLowest 26% below MO
Work from home 8.9%±7.3Highest MO: 13% 5.4%±3.4Lowest MO: 13%
Hurricane Township and Glasgow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.7%Lowest 15.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.38Lowest 1.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Carrollton (22%)Columbia (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GlasgowFew work in Hurricane Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.7%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.7Lowest 76.1Highest
Schools
School district HALE R-IGLASGOW
High school in town Hale HighGlasgow High
Students per teacherat that high school 6.6Lowest 10.1Highest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Hurricane Township

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Triplett Township137 people · $211K homes
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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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