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Lone Oak Township vs Osage Township

Next-door neighbors in Bates County. The biggest differences: size (22.7× in Osage Township) and jobs per worker (10.8× in Osage Township).

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Lone Oak Township, MOA small town of 90Bates County · 90 people
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Osage Township, MOOne of the healthiest townsBates County · 2,047 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.

Lone Oak TownshipA small town of 90
Quiet strengthsLone Oak Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lone Oak Township →
Osage TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health93% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 88%of MO districts All about Osage 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.

Size22.7×
Osage Township is the bigger place
Osage Township 2,047Lone Oak Township 90
Jobs per worker10.8×
Osage Township is more of a job hub
Osage Township 0.43Lone Oak Township 0.04
Property tax bill2.6×
Tax bills are bigger in Lone Oak Township
Lone Oak Township $1,600Osage Township $624
Street grid4.2×
Osage Township has the more walkable street grid
Osage Township 5.5Lone Oak Township 1.3
Household income+86%
Households in Lone Oak Township earn more
Lone Oak Township $96,250Osage Township $51,625
Bachelor’s degree++23.3 pts
More adults in Lone Oak Township have a degree
Lone Oak Township 29.7%Osage Township 6.4%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Lone Oak Township and Osage Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lone Oak TownshipOsage TownshipLone Oak TownshipOsage Township
Lone Oak Township ↔ Osage Township6.3 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
–Lone Oak TownshipNot graded AOsage TownshipBetter than 88% of districts in the state
Health
–Lone Oak TownshipNot graded DOsage TownshipHealthier than 7% 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
Lone Oak TownshipOsage Township
Snow a year10″10″
January low20°F20°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)192d192d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th74th
Outdoors & history
Lone Oak TownshipOsage Township
Trails5 mi7 mi
Conserved land3.4%5.5%
Community
Lone Oak TownshipOsage Township
Library hours a week—20 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.

Lone Oak TownshipOsage Township
People
Population 90Lowest 2,047Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -11.9% MO: +2.8%
Median age 55.1±12.4Highest 41% above MO 39.4±4.6Lowest about the MO average
Lone Oak Township and Osage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 11.1%±37.6Lowest MO: 22.3% 25.7%±3.6Highest MO: 22.3%
Osage Township and Lone Oak Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32.2%±42.3Highest MO: 17.9% 15.9%±3.3Lowest MO: 17.9%
Lone Oak Township and Osage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.7%Highest MO: 32.4% 6.4%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±18.9Lowest MO: 5.7% 0.9%±0.8Highest MO: 5.7%
Osage Township and Lone Oak Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $96,250±$22kHighest 36% above MO $51,625±$13kLowest 27% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $97,200±$19k 58% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $907±$299 12% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,600Highest 18% below MO $624Lowest 68% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 35%±28.7 MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MO: 12.6% 25.5%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MO: 68.1% 78%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 1 yr older than MO 1972Lowest 6 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 32 min 34% above MO
Work from home 0%±41.4Lowest MO: 13% 7.4%±3.1Highest MO: 13%
Osage Township and Lone Oak Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 12.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.3 miHighest 27.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.43Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Butler (11%)Butler (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Osage TownshipFew work in Lone Oak Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Lowest 5.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.5 miLowest 6.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 5.5Highest
Schools
School district —RICH HILL R-IV
High school in town —Rich Hill 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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