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Pierce Township vs Sargent Township

Next-door neighbors in Texas County. The biggest differences: age 65+ (+38.7 pts in Sargent Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+32.2 pts in Pierce Township).

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Pierce Township, MOA small town of 335Texas County · 335 people
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Sargent Township, MOA small town of 406Texas County · 406 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.

Pierce TownshipA small town of 335
Quiet strengthsPierce Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pierce Township →
Sargent TownshipA small town of 406
Quiet strengthsSargent Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sargent 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.

Age 65++38.7 pts
Sargent Township has more people 65 and up
Sargent Township 48.8%Pierce Township 10.1%
Bachelor’s degree++32.2 pts
More adults in Pierce Township have a degree
Pierce Township 38.1%Sargent Township 5.9%
Property tax bill+57%
Tax bills are bigger in Sargent Township
Sargent Township $739Pierce Township $471
Street grid+63%
Sargent Township has the more walkable street grid
Sargent Township 4.4Pierce Township 2.7
Typical home built14 yrs
Pierce Township’s homes are older
Sargent Township 1984Pierce Township 1970
Homeowners+8.2 pts renters
Pierce Township has more renters
Sargent Township 96.2%Pierce Township 88%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Pierce Township and Sargent Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pierce TownshipSargent TownshipPierce TownshipSargent Township
Pierce Township ↔ Sargent Township8.7 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
Pierce TownshipSargent Township
Snow a year6″10″
January low—22°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—196d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd72nd
Outdoors & history
Pierce TownshipSargent Township
Trails7 mi10 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Pierce TownshipSargent 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.

Pierce TownshipSargent Township
People
Population 335Lowest 406Highest
Median age 59.3±12Lowest 52% above MO 64.6±20.5Highest 66% above MO
Sargent Township and Pierce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.1%±12.4Highest MO: 22.3% 4.2%±10.2Lowest MO: 22.3%
Pierce Township and Sargent Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.1%±11.6Lowest MO: 17.9% 48.8%±15.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.1%Highest MO: 32.4% 5.9%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.9%±11.5Highest MO: 5.7% 3.2%±5Lowest MO: 5.7%
Pierce Township and Sargent Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $37,935±$28k 46% below MO —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $85,900±$72k 63% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $471Lowest 76% below MO $739Highest 62% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MO: 45.6% 0%±100 MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 3.7%Lowest MO: 12.6% 21.4%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88%Lowest MO: 68.1% 96.2%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 8 yrs older than MO 1984Highest 6 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 18 min 24% below MO
Work from home 45.3%±49.7Highest MO: 13% 11.5%±14.4Lowest MO: 13%
Pierce Township and Sargent Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.7%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.10Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Summersville (11%)Cabool (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sargent TownshipFew work in Pierce Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 7.4 miLowest 9.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.7Lowest 4.4Highest
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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