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Piney Township vs Chaffee

128 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (13.4× in Chaffee) and trails (14.3× in Piney Township).

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Piney Township, MOOne of the healthiest townsTexas County · 4,871 people

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Chaffee, MOHomes around $148KMissouri · 3,026 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.

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 →

ChaffeeHomes around $148K

Housing$148K typical home45% below the MO typical home Health65% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 22%of MO districts All about Chaffee →

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.

Street grid13.4×

Chaffee has the more walkable street grid

Chaffee 65.7Piney Township 4.9

Piney Township has more miles of trail

Piney Township 8.6 miChaffee 0.6 mi

Jobs per worker3.3×

Piney Township is more of a job hub

Piney Township 1.29Chaffee 0.39

Work in town+23.7 pts

More of Piney Township’s workers stay in town

Piney Township 33%Chaffee 9.3%

Typical home built14 yrs

Chaffee’s homes are older

Piney Township 1975Chaffee 1961

Growth since 2010+4.4 pts

Chaffee has grown faster since 2010

Chaffee +3.5%Piney Township -0.9%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Down paymentRate%

Piney Township$710/mo

Typical home $124K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $671/mo · Housing →

Chaffee$850/mo

Typical home $148K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $632/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Chaffee 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.

Report cards

Chaffee places higher on 13 of 18 MO lists

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 C−ChaffeeBetter than 22% of districts in the state

Health

DPiney TownshipHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns C+ChaffeeHealthier than 35% of U.S. towns

4Piney Township

13Chaffee

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest obesityHealth · 261 towns #203#52 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #257#125 Fewest smokersHealth · 261 towns #213#101 HealthiestHealth · 261 towns #221#110 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 261 towns #179#86 Most activeHealth · 261 towns #218#152 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #163#105 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #200#150

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Piney Township’s rankings →

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 TownshipChaffee

Snow a year4″8″

January low24°F 24°F

July high87°F 90°F

Growing season (days)194d 202d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd 76th

Outdoors & history

Piney TownshipChaffee

Trails9 mi —

Conserved land0.7%—

Settled—1905

Archive photos—6

Famous people born here—1

Community

Piney TownshipChaffee

Library hours a week44 hrs 43 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.

Where they are

128 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Piney TownshipTexas County ChaffeeMO

Piney Township ↔ Chaffee128 miles apart

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.

Only big differences vs Missouri average

Piney TownshipChaffee

People

Population 4,871Highest 3,026Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.9%Lowest MO: +2.8% +3.5%Highest MO: +2.8%

Median age 41±3.9Highest 5% above MO 40.9±5.2Lowest 5% above MO

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

Kids under 18 23.4%±4.2Lowest MO: 22.3% 28.3%±6.3Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 18.1%±3.1Highest MO: 17.9% 17.8%±4.9Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.2%Highest MO: 32.4% 19.5%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±0.8Lowest MO: 5.7% 3.6%±2.7Highest MO: 5.7%

Chaffee and Piney 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 $43,542±$16kLowest 38% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $123,900±$20kHighest 46% below MO $117,400±$12kLowest 49% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $671±$62Highest 35% below MO $632±$75Lowest 39% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $735Highest 62% below MO $707Lowest 64% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.6%±8.8Highest MO: 45.6% 49.5%±19.5Lowest MO: 45.6%

Piney Township and Chaffee 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% 9.2%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.9%Highest MO: 68.1% 71.3%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 3 yrs older than MO 1961Lowest 17 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 13% below MO 19 minLowest 19% below MO

Work from home 4.4%±1.9Lowest MO: 13% 5.3%±4.2Highest MO: 13%

Chaffee 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 9.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.29Highest 0.39Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Houston (31%)Cape Girardeau (33%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ChaffeeFew work in Piney Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 1.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 8.6 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.9Lowest 65.7Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #180 of 226 in MO #187 of 226 in MO

School district HOUSTON R-ICHAFFEE R-II

High school in town Houston HighChaffee JR.-SR. High

Students per teacherat that high school 11.6Highest 11.2Lowest

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Piney Township neighborsTown Square →

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Chaffee neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Piney Township

Cass Township668 people · $158K homes

Lynch Township1,266 people · $151K homes

Jackson Township1,777 people · $124K homes

Morris Township647 people · $178K homes

Towns like Piney Township

Sugar Creek3,249 people · $137K homes

Eldon4,556 people · $157K homes

California4,509 people · $153K homes

Duck Creek Township2,813 people · $152K homes

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.