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Ozark Township vs Cass Township

Next-door neighbors in Texas County. The biggest differences: trails (4.9× in Ozark Township) and jobs per worker (4.5× in Cass Township).

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Ozark Township, MOAn outdoors townTexas County · 251 people
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Cass Township, MOA small town of 668Texas County · 668 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.

Cass TownshipA small town of 668
Quiet strengthsCass Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cass 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Ozark Township and Cass Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ozark TownshipCass TownshipOzark TownshipCass Township
Ozark Township ↔ Cass Township9.5 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
Ozark TownshipCass Township
Snow a year4″4″
January low24°F24°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)194d194d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd68th
Outdoors & history
Ozark TownshipCass Township
Trails12 mi2 mi
Conserved land27.9%0%
National Register places—1
Community
Ozark TownshipCass 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.

Ozark TownshipCass Township
People
Population 251Lowest 668Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -16% MO: +2.8%
Median age 47±29.5Lowest 21% above MO 60±4.5Highest 54% above MO
Cass Township and Ozark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35.1%±26.6Highest MO: 22.3% 10.2%±8.9Lowest MO: 22.3%
Ozark Township and Cass Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.5%±16.7Lowest MO: 17.9% 35.6%±11.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Cass Township and Ozark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.4%Highest MO: 32.4% 7.2%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.8 MO: 5.7% 0%±2.5 MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $37,434±$9k 47% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $157,900±$9k 31% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $292Lowest 85% below MO $425Highest 78% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 46.3%±49.4 MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 31.1%Highest MO: 12.6% 13%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MO: 68.1% 84.5%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 2 yrs newer than MO 1984Highest 6 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the MO average 26 minHighest 9% above MO
Work from home 0%±15.2Lowest MO: 13% 8.6%±8.1Highest MO: 13%
Cass Township and Ozark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (11%)Houston (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cass TownshipFew work in Ozark Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 11.8 miHighest 2.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.5Lowest 3.1Highest
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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