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Mountain Grove vs Piney Township

21 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (86× in Piney Township) and street grid (13.8× in Mountain Grove).

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Mountain Grove, MOHomes around $205KMissouri · 4,491 people
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Piney Township, MOOne of the healthiest townsTexas County · 4,871 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.

Mountain GroveHomes around $205K
Housing$205K typical home24% below the MO typical home Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Schools#74 for schools in MOof 226 towns All about Mountain Grove →
Piney TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health94% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 35%of MO districts All about Piney 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.

Trails86×
Piney Township has more miles of trail
Piney Township 8.6 miMountain Grove 0.1 mi
Street grid13.8×
Mountain Grove has the more walkable street grid
Mountain Grove 67.5Piney Township 4.9
Property tax bill+68%
Tax bills are bigger in Piney Township
Piney Township $735Mountain Grove $438
Home values+42%
Homes cost more in Piney Township
Piney Township $123,900Mountain Grove $87,200
Growth since 2010+9 pts
Piney Township has grown faster since 2010
Piney Township -0.9%Mountain Grove -9.9%
Average commute6 min
Mountain Grove has the shorter commute
Piney Township 20 minMountain Grove 14 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Mountain Grove

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.

Mountain Grove$1,160/mo
Typical home $205K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $839/mo · Housing →
Piney Township$710/mo
Typical home $124K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $671/mo · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Mountain Grove and Piney 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

Piney Township places higher on 11 of 19 MO lists

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−Mountain GroveSafer than 48% of U.S. towns –Piney TownshipNot graded
Schools
A−Mountain GroveBetter than 75% of districts in the state C+Piney TownshipBetter than 35% of districts in the state
Health
D−Mountain GroveHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns DPiney TownshipHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns
7Mountain Grove
11Piney Township

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #116#257 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #74#180 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #12#98 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #238#163 Cheapest rentCost of living · 256 towns #94#22 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #143#200 Most educatedPeople · 261 towns #202#141 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #155#210

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Mountain Grove’s rankings →

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
Mountain GrovePiney Township
Snow a year10″4″
January low22°F24°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)196d194d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd52nd
Outdoors & history
Mountain GrovePiney Township
Trails0 mi9 mi
Conserved land1.8%0.7%
National Register places3—
Archive photos27—
Famous people born here7—
Community
Mountain GrovePiney Township
Library hours a week38 hrs44 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

21 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Mountain GrovePiney TownshipMountain GrovePiney Township
Mountain Grove ↔ Piney Township21 miles apart
Who commutes between them
33 Piney Township residents work in Mountain Grove (2.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Piney Township →
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.

Mountain GrovePiney Township
People
Population 4,491Lowest 4,871Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.9%Lowest MO: +2.8% -0.9%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 43.2±2Highest 11% above MO 41±3.9Lowest 5% above MO
Mountain Grove and Piney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.7%±7.5Lowest MO: 22.3% 23.4%±4.2Highest MO: 22.3%
Piney Township and Mountain Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.8%±5.6Highest MO: 17.9% 18.1%±3.1Lowest MO: 17.9%
Mountain Grove and Piney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.3%Lowest MO: 32.4% 21.2%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1.9Highest MO: 5.7% 0.7%±0.8Lowest MO: 5.7%
Mountain Grove and Piney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $37,415±$15kLowest 47% below MO $47,462±$5kHighest 33% below MO
Piney Township and Mountain Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $87,200±$14kLowest 62% below MO $123,900±$20kHighest 46% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $839±$228Highest 19% below MO $671±$62Lowest 35% below MO
Mountain Grove and Piney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $438Lowest 78% below MO $735Highest 62% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.4%±22Lowest MO: 45.6% 51.6%±8.8Highest MO: 45.6%
Piney Township and Mountain Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.8%Lowest MO: 12.6% 26.7%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.3%Highest MO: 68.1% 71.9%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 11 yrs older than MO 1975Highest 3 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 40% below MO 20 minHighest 13% below MO
Work from home 7.2%±5.8Highest MO: 13% 4.4%±1.9Lowest MO: 13%
Mountain Grove and Piney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 23.5%Lowest 33%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Lowest 1.29Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (11%)Houston (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Piney Township2% work in Mountain Grove
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 8.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.5Highest 4.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #74 of 226 in MO#180 of 226 in MO
School district MOUNTAIN GROVE R-IIIHOUSTON R-I
High school in town Mountain Grove HighHouston High
Students per teacherat that high school 15.7Highest 11.6Lowest
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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