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Morris Township vs Greendale

141 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (38.5× in Greendale) and property tax bill (4.5× in Greendale).

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Morris Township, MOA small town of 647Texas County · 647 people
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Greendale, MOHomes around $145KMissouri · 794 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.

Morris TownshipA small town of 647
Quiet strengthsMorris Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Morris Township →
GreendaleHomes around $145K
Housing$145K typical home46% below the MO typical home All about Greendale →
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 grid38.5×
Greendale has the more walkable street grid
Greendale 88.5Morris Township 2.3
Property tax bill4.5×
Tax bills are bigger in Greendale
Greendale $2,437Morris Township $547
Work from home+24.8 pts
More people work from home in Greendale
Greendale 24.8%Morris Township 0%
Growth since 2010+19.7 pts
Greendale has grown faster since 2010
Greendale -1.4%Morris Township -21.1%
Jobs per worker2.5×
Morris Township is more of a job hub
Morris Township 0.25Greendale 0.10
Average commute8 min
Greendale has the shorter commute
Morris Township 29 minGreendale 21 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Morris Township$980/mo
Typical home $178K (Census) · tax rate 0.31% · Housing →
Greendale$1,020/mo
Typical home $145K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.11% · or rent about $1,375/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
Morris TownshipGreendale
Snow a year10″17″
January low22°F24°F
July high87°F90°F
Growing season (days)196d215d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)56th44th
Outdoors & history
Morris TownshipGreendale
Trails10 mi—
Conserved land0.2%—
Community
Morris TownshipGreendale
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

141 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Morris TownshipTexas CountyGreendaleMO
Morris Township ↔ Greendale141 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.

Morris TownshipGreendale
People
Population 647Lowest 794Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -21.1%Lowest MO: +2.8% -1.4%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 40.4±26Lowest 4% above MO 41.5±7.9Highest 6% above MO
Greendale and Morris Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.8%±9.8Highest MO: 22.3% 22.9%±12.1Lowest MO: 22.3%
Morris Township and Greendale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.5%±7.1Lowest MO: 17.9% 21.3%±12.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Greendale and Morris Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.7%Highest MO: 32.4% 36.5%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 18.2%±14.6Highest MO: 5.7% 3.5%±1.8Lowest MO: 5.7%
Morris Township and Greendale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,662±$17kLowest 21% below MO $56,500±$29kHighest 20% below MO
Greendale and Morris Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $178,000±$87kHighest 23% below MO $115,400±$5kLowest 50% below MO
Morris Township and Greendale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,375±$556 33% above MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $547Lowest 72% below MO $2,437Highest 25% above MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 50%±66.4 MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 2.2%Lowest MO: 12.6% 40.8%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.8%Lowest MO: 68.1% 90.1%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 12 yrs older than MO 1951Lowest 27 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 23% above MO 21 minLowest 12% below MO
Work from home 0%±3.8Lowest MO: 13% 24.8%±8.3Highest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 2.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 6.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (15%)St. Louis (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GreendaleFew work in Morris Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.3Lowest 88.5Highest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Morris Township

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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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