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Ozark Township vs Piney Township

Next-door neighbors in Texas County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (32.3× in Piney Township) and size (19.4× in Piney Township).

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Ozark Township, MOAn outdoors townTexas County · 251 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.

Ozark TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors27.9% conserved land12 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Ozark Township →
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.

Jobs per worker32.3×
Piney Township is more of a job hub
Piney Township 1.29Ozark Township 0.04
Size19.4×
Piney Township is the bigger place
Piney Township 4,871Ozark Township 251
Property tax bill2.5×
Tax bills are bigger in Piney Township
Piney Township $735Ozark Township $292
Work in town+33 pts
More of Piney Township’s workers stay in town
Piney Township 33%Ozark Township 0%
Homeowners+28.1 pts renters
Piney Township has more renters
Ozark Township 100%Piney Township 71.9%
Conserved land+27.2 pts
Ozark Township has more conserved land
Ozark Township 27.9%Piney Township 0.7%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Ozark Township and Piney Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ozark TownshipPiney TownshipOzark TownshipPiney Township
Ozark Township ↔ Piney Township12 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
–Ozark TownshipNot graded C+Piney TownshipBetter than 35% of districts in the state
Health
–Ozark TownshipNot graded DPiney TownshipHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns
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 TownshipPiney Township
Snow a year4″4″
January low24°F24°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)194d194d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd52nd
Outdoors & history
Ozark TownshipPiney Township
Trails12 mi9 mi
Conserved land27.9%0.7%
Community
Ozark TownshipPiney Township
Library hours a week—44 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.

Ozark TownshipPiney Township
People
Population 251Lowest 4,871Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -0.9% MO: +2.8%
Median age 47±29.5Highest 21% above MO 41±3.9Lowest 5% above MO
Ozark Township and Piney 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% 23.4%±4.2Lowest MO: 22.3%
Ozark Township and Piney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.5%±16.7Highest MO: 17.9% 18.1%±3.1Lowest MO: 17.9%
Ozark Township 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+ 30.4%Highest MO: 32.4% 21.2%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.8Lowest MO: 5.7% 0.7%±0.8Highest MO: 5.7%
Piney Township and Ozark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $47,462±$5k 33% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $123,900±$20k 46% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $671±$62 35% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $292Lowest 85% below MO $735Highest 62% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 51.6%±8.8 MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 31.1%Highest MO: 12.6% 26.7%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MO: 68.1% 71.9%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 2 yrs newer than MO 1975Lowest 3 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest about the MO average 20 minLowest 13% below MO
Work from home 0%±15.2Lowest MO: 13% 4.4%±1.9Highest MO: 13%
Piney 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 33%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 1.29Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (11%)Houston (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Piney TownshipFew work in Ozark Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27.9%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 11.8 miHighest 8.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.5Lowest 4.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#180 of 226 in MO
School district —HOUSTON R-I
High school in town —Houston High
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.6
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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