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Piney Township vs Cass Township

Next-door neighbors in Texas County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.2× in Piney Township) and size (7.3× in Piney Township).

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Piney Township, MOOne of the healthiest townsTexas County · 4,871 people
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Cass Township, MOA small town of 668Texas County · 668 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.

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 →
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.

Jobs per worker7.2×
Piney Township is more of a job hub
Piney Township 1.29Cass Township 0.18
Size7.3×
Piney Township is the bigger place
Piney Township 4,871Cass Township 668
Trails3.6×
Piney Township has more miles of trail
Piney Township 8.6 miCass Township 2.4 mi
Property tax bill+73%
Tax bills are bigger in Piney Township
Piney Township $735Cass Township $425
Median age19 yrs
Cass Township skews older
Cass Township 60Piney Township 41
Work in town+30.5 pts
More of Piney Township’s workers stay in town
Piney Township 33%Cass Township 2.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Cass Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Piney Township$710/mo
Typical home $124K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $671/mo · Housing →
Cass Township$860/mo
Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate 0.27% · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Cass Township and Piney Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Piney Township and Cass Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Piney TownshipCass TownshipPiney TownshipCass Township
Piney Township ↔ Cass Township8.7 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
C+Piney TownshipBetter than 35% of districts in the state –Cass TownshipNot graded
Health
DPiney TownshipHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns –Cass 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
Piney TownshipCass Township
Snow a year4″4″
January low24°F24°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)194d194d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd68th
Outdoors & history
Piney TownshipCass Township
Trails9 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.7%0%
National Register places—1
Community
Piney TownshipCass Township
Library hours a week44 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.

Piney TownshipCass Township
People
Population 4,871Highest 668Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.9%Highest MO: +2.8% -16%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 41±3.9Lowest 5% above MO 60±4.5Highest 54% above MO
Kids under 18 23.4%±4.2Highest MO: 22.3% 10.2%±8.9Lowest MO: 22.3%
Age 65+ 18.1%±3.1Lowest MO: 17.9% 35.6%±11.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.2%Highest MO: 32.4% 7.2%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±0.8Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±2.5Lowest MO: 5.7%
Piney Township and Cass 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±$5kHighest 33% below MO $37,434±$9kLowest 47% below MO
Piney Township and Cass Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $123,900±$20kLowest 46% below MO $157,900±$9kHighest 31% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $671±$62 35% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $735Highest 62% below MO $425Lowest 78% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.6%±8.8Highest MO: 45.6% 46.3%±49.4Lowest MO: 45.6%
Piney Township and Cass Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 26.7%Highest MO: 12.6% 13%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% 84.5%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 3 yrs older than MO 1984Highest 6 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 13% below MO 26 minHighest 9% above MO
Work from home 4.4%±1.9Lowest MO: 13% 8.6%±8.1Highest MO: 13%
Cass Township and Piney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 33%Highest 2.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.29Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (31%)Houston (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cass TownshipFew work in Piney Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.6 miHighest 2.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.9Highest 3.1Lowest
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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Bordering Piney Township

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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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