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Monroe Township vs Clay Township

34 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (40.3× in Monroe Township) and average commute (80 min in Clay Township).

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Monroe Township, MOA small town of 300Daviess County · 300 people
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Clay Township, MOOne of the healthiest townsLinn County · 321 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.

Monroe TownshipA small town of 300
Quiet strengthsMonroe Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Monroe Township →
Clay TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health96% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Clay Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails40.3×
Monroe Township has more miles of trail
Monroe Township 12.1 miClay Township 0.3 mi
Average commute80 min
Clay Township has the shorter commute
Monroe Township 107 minClay Township 26 min
Typical home built23 yrs
Monroe Township’s homes are older
Clay Township 2003Monroe Township 1980
Bachelor’s degree++8.5 pts
More adults in Clay Township have a degree
Clay Township 14.7%Monroe Township 6.2%
★ What stands out · 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.

Health
–Monroe TownshipNot graded D−Clay TownshipHealthier than 4% 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
Monroe TownshipClay Township
Snow a year8″19″
January low16°F18°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)175d192d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th60th
Outdoors & history
Monroe TownshipClay Township
Trails12 mi—
Conserved land3%—
Settled—1869
Community
Monroe TownshipClay 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.

Where they are

34 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Monroe TownshipDaviess CountyClay TownshipLinn County
Monroe Township ↔ Clay Township34 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.

Monroe TownshipClay Township
People
Population 300Lowest 321Highest
Median age 39.8±17.2Highest about the MO average 35.6±24.3Lowest 9% below MO
Monroe Township and Clay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19%±13.5Lowest MO: 22.3% 25.9%±5.4Highest MO: 22.3%
Clay Township and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.7%±13.2Highest MO: 17.9% 22.4%±5.8Lowest MO: 17.9%
Monroe Township and Clay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.2%Lowest MO: 32.4% 14.7%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.7Lowest MO: 5.7% 0.3%±3.9Highest MO: 5.7%
Clay Township and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $92,708±$15kLowest 31% above MO $94,375±$53kHighest 33% above MO
Clay Township and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $216,500±$18k 6% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,219Lowest 37% below MO $1,240Highest 36% below MO
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MO: 12.6% 0.9%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MO: 68.1% 96.4%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 2 yrs newer than MO 2003Highest 25 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 107 minHighest 354% above MO 26 minLowest 11% above MO
Work from home 31.7%±19.6Lowest MO: 13% 57.1%±46.9Highest MO: 13%
Clay Township and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 44.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Lowest 0.29Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Gallatin (10%)Chillicothe (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clay TownshipFew work in Monroe Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.1 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6 1.6
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Gomer Township265 people · $175K 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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