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

A−Pike TownshipBetter than 84% of districts in the state –PerkinsNot graded

Health

DPike TownshipHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns –PerkinsNot 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

Pike TownshipPerkins

Snow a year3″3″

January low28°F 28°F

July high91°F 91°F

Growing season (days)225d 225d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th 80th

Outdoors & history

Pike TownshipPerkins

Trails61 mi —

Conserved land0.3%—

Community

Pike TownshipPerkins

Library hours a week19 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

Pike TownshipPerkins

People

Population 3,605Highest 106Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.9% MO: +2.8% —

Median age 43.1±4.6Lowest 11% above MO 43.3±15.7Highest 11% above MO

Perkins and Pike Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 19.4%±3Lowest MO: 22.3% 22.6%±29.8Highest MO: 22.3%

Perkins and Pike Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 19.4%±2.9Highest MO: 17.9% 18.9%±37Lowest MO: 17.9%

Pike Township and Perkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.7%Highest MO: 32.4% 14.6%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±1.5Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±16Lowest MO: 5.7%

Pike Township and Perkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $61,313±$8kHighest 13% below MO $48,558±$22kLowest 31% below MO

Pike Township and Perkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $122,000±$12k 47% below MO —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $563±$342Lowest 45% below MO $890±$746Highest 14% below MO

Perkins and Pike Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $796 59% below MO —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 29.6%±7.3Lowest MO: 45.6% 46.4%±89.8Highest MO: 45.6%

Perkins and Pike Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 18.3%Highest MO: 12.6% 4.7%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.3%Highest MO: 68.1% 20%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 1 yr newer than MO 1972Lowest 6 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 min 19% above MO —

Work from home 4.1%±2.2Highest MO: 13% 0%±27.9Lowest MO: 13%

Pike Township and Perkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 23.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 18.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.87Highest 0.02Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Cape Girardeau (14%)Cape Girardeau (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PerkinsFew work in Pike Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 60.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.8Lowest 71.8Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #65 of 226 in MO—

School district ADVANCE R-IV · BELL CITY R-II—

High school in town Advance High—

Students per teacherat that high school 12.6 —

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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