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Monroe Township vs Harrison Township

Next-door neighbors in Daviess County. The biggest differences: average commute (92 min in Harrison Township) and size (3.8× in Monroe Township).

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Monroe Township, MOA small town of 300Daviess County · 300 people
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Harrison Township, MOA small town of 79Daviess County · 79 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.

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 →
Harrison TownshipA small town of 79
Quiet strengthsHarrison Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Harrison 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Monroe Township and Harrison Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Monroe TownshipHarrison TownshipMonroe TownshipHarrison Township
Monroe Township ↔ Harrison Township4.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipHarrison Township
Snow a year8″8″
January low16°F16°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)175d175d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th57th
Outdoors & history
Monroe TownshipHarrison Township
Conserved land3%0.5%
Community
Monroe TownshipHarrison 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.

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 TownshipHarrison Township
People
Population 300Highest 79Lowest
Median age 39.8±17.2Highest about the MO average 23.6±2Lowest 39% below MO
Monroe Township and Harrison 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% 25.3%±33.9Highest MO: 22.3%
Harrison 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% 10.1%±43.1Lowest MO: 17.9%
Monroe Township and Harrison 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% 12.5%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.7 MO: 5.7% 0%±21.5 MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $92,708±$15k 31% above MO —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $85,600±$22k 63% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,219Lowest 37% below MO $1,550Highest 20% below MO
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MO: 12.6% 46.8%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% MO: 68.1% 100% MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 2 yrs newer than MO 2011Highest 33 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 107 minHighest 354% above MO 15 minLowest 37% below MO
Work from home 31.7%±19.6Highest MO: 13% 30%±23.1Lowest MO: 13%
Monroe Township and Harrison 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 41.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Gallatin (10%)Gallatin (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Harrison TownshipFew work in Monroe Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.1 miLowest 16.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.2Lowest
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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