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Laurie vs Cass Township

84 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.6× in Laurie) and property tax bill (2.8× in Laurie).

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Laurie, MOA regional job hubMissouri · 965 people

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Cass Township, MOA small town of 668Texas County · 668 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.

LaurieA regional job hub

Work668 jobsbased in Laurie, a regional job hub All about Laurie →

Cass TownshipA small town of 668

Quiet strengthsCass Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Cass 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 worker11.6×

Laurie is more of a job hub

Laurie 2.09Cass Township 0.18

Property tax bill2.8×

Tax bills are bigger in Laurie

Laurie $1,203Cass Township $425

Street grid5.4×

Laurie has the more walkable street grid

Laurie 16.6Cass Township 3.1

Cass Township has more miles of trail

Cass Township 2.4 miLaurie 0.8 mi

Growth since 2010+15.4 pts

Laurie has grown faster since 2010

Laurie -0.6%Cass Township -16%

Work in town+11.3 pts

More of Laurie’s workers stay in town

Laurie 13.8%Cass Township 2.5%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $820 more a month in Laurie

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.

Down paymentRate%

Laurie$1,680/mo

Typical home $292K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $788/mo · Housing →

Cass Township$860/mo

Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate 0.27% · Housing →

The difference: $820 a month, about $9,900 a year, between Laurie and Cass 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.

Safety

B−LaurieSafer than 51% of U.S. towns –Cass 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

LaurieCass Township

Snow a year4″4″

January low25°F 24°F

July high89°F 87°F

Growing season (days)216d 194d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th 68th

Outdoors & history

LaurieCass Township

Conserved land—0%

National Register places—1

Archive photos5 —

Community

LaurieCass Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 0

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

84 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LaurieMO Cass TownshipTexas County

Laurie ↔ Cass Township84 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

LaurieCass Township

People

Population 965Highest 668Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.6%Highest MO: +2.8% -16%Lowest MO: +2.8%

Median age 61.9±5.4Highest 59% above MO 60±4.5Lowest 54% above MO

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

Kids under 18 10.4%±4Highest MO: 22.3% 10.2%±8.9Lowest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 45%±7.4Highest MO: 17.9% 35.6%±11.7Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15%Highest MO: 32.4% 7.2%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±2.8Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±2.5Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $50,114±$16kHighest 29% below MO $37,434±$9kLowest 47% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $187,200±$31kHighest 19% below MO $157,900±$9kLowest 31% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $788±$48 24% below MO —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,203Highest 38% below MO $425Lowest 78% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.7%±20.6Lowest MO: 45.6% 46.3%±49.4Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 20%Highest MO: 12.6% 13%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74.5%Lowest MO: 68.1% 84.5%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 13 yrs newer than MO 1984Lowest 6 yrs newer than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 8% below MO 26 minHighest 9% above MO

Work from home 4.7%±3.6Lowest MO: 13% 8.6%±8.1Highest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 13.8%Highest 2.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 22.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.09Highest 0.18Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Versailles (8%)Houston (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cass TownshipFew work in Laurie

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 2.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 16.6Highest 3.1Lowest

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Laurie neighborsTown Square →

T Weaver · 2w

Weeknight Dinner Options

1 neighbor in Laurie can answer.

Cass Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Cass Township’s Town Square.

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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.