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

AOsage TownshipBetter than 88% of districts in the state –Lone Oak TownshipNot graded

Health

DOsage TownshipHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns –Lone Oak TownshipNot graded

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

Osage TownshipLone Oak Township

Snow a year10″10″

January low20°F 20°F

July high90°F 90°F

Growing season (days)192d 192d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th 74th

Outdoors & history

Osage TownshipLone Oak Township

Trails7 mi 5 mi

Conserved land5.5%3.4%

Community

Osage TownshipLone Oak Township

Library hours a week20 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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Only big differences vs Missouri average

Osage TownshipLone Oak Township

People

Population 2,047Highest 90Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.9% MO: +2.8% —

Median age 39.4±4.6Lowest about the MO average 55.1±12.4Highest 41% above MO

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 25.7%±3.6Highest MO: 22.3% 11.1%±37.6Lowest 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+ 15.9%±3.3Lowest MO: 17.9% 32.2%±42.3Highest 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+ 6.4%Lowest MO: 32.4% 29.7%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±0.8Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±18.9Lowest 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 $51,625±$13kLowest 27% below MO $96,250±$22kHighest 36% above MO

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $97,200±$19k 58% below MO —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $907±$299 12% below MO —

Property taxmedian, yearly $624Lowest 68% below MO $1,600Highest 18% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35%±28.7 MO: 45.6% —

Below poverty line 25.5%Highest MO: 12.6% 0%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78%Lowest MO: 68.1% 100%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 6 yrs older than MO 1977Highest 1 yr older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 min 34% above MO —

Work from home 7.4%±3.1Highest MO: 13% 0%±41.4Lowest 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 12.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miLowest 33.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.04Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Butler (13%)Butler (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lone Oak TownshipFew work in Osage Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.5%Highest 3.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 6.6 miHighest 4.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.5Highest 1.3Lowest

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.

Osage Township vs Lone Oak Township

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