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Osage Township vs Prairie Township

Next-door neighbors in Bates County. The biggest differences: size (34.1× in Osage Township) and street grid (3.9× in Osage Township).

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Osage Township, MOOne of the healthiest townsBates County · 2,047 people
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Prairie Township, MOA small town of 60Bates County · 60 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.

Osage TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health93% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 88%of MO districts All about Osage Township →
Prairie TownshipA small town of 60
Quiet strengthsPrairie Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Prairie 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.

Size34.1×
Osage Township is the bigger place
Osage Township 2,047Prairie Township 60
Street grid3.9×
Osage Township has the more walkable street grid
Osage Township 5.5Prairie Township 1.4
Median age21.2 yrs
Prairie Township skews older
Prairie Township 60.6Osage Township 39.4
Homeowners+34 pts renters
Prairie Township has more renters
Osage Township 78%Prairie Township 44%
Typical home built22 yrs
Osage Township’s homes are older
Prairie Township 1994Osage Township 1972
Trails+89%
Osage Township has more miles of trail
Osage Township 6.6 miPrairie Township 3.5 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Osage Township and Prairie Township share a border

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

Osage TownshipPrairie TownshipOsage TownshipPrairie Township
Osage Township ↔ Prairie Township7.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
11 Osage Township residents work in Prairie Township (1.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Osage Township →
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.

Schools
AOsage TownshipBetter than 88% of districts in the state –Prairie TownshipNot graded
Health
DOsage TownshipHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns –Prairie 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 TownshipPrairie Township
Snow a year10″10″
January low20°F21°F
July high90°F88°F
Growing season (days)192d202d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th74th
Outdoors & history
Osage TownshipPrairie Township
Trails7 mi4 mi
Conserved land5.5%7.4%
National Register places—1
Community
Osage TownshipPrairie Township
Library hours a week20 hrs—
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.

Osage TownshipPrairie Township
People
Population 2,047Highest 60Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.9% MO: +2.8% —
Median age 39.4±4.6Lowest about the MO average 60.6±5Highest 55% above MO
Kids under 18 25.7%±3.6Highest MO: 22.3% 8.3%±54Lowest MO: 22.3%
Osage Township and Prairie 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% 35%±54.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Prairie 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% 7.3%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±0.8Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±28.3Lowest MO: 5.7%
Osage Township and Prairie 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 $65,313±$63kHighest 8% below MO
Prairie Township and Osage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $97,200±$19k 58% below MO —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $907±$299 12% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $624 68% below MO —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35%±28.7Highest MO: 45.6% 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Osage Township and Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 25.5%Highest MO: 12.6% 0%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78%Highest MO: 68.1% 44%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 6 yrs older than MO 1994Highest 16 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 min 34% above MO —
Work from home 7.4%±3.1Lowest MO: 13% 27.8%±31.2Highest MO: 13%
Prairie Township and Osage 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 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Lowest 0.62Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Butler (13%)Rich Hill (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Prairie TownshipFew work in Osage Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.5%Lowest 7.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.6 miHighest 3.5 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 1.4Lowest
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.

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