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Piney Township vs Mountain Grove

21 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (86× in Piney Township) and street grid (13.8× in Mountain Grove).

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Piney Township, MOOne of the healthiest townsTexas County · 4,871 people
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Mountain Grove, MOHomes around $205KMissouri · 4,491 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 →
Mountain GroveHomes around $205K
Housing$205K typical home24% below the MO typical home Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Schools#74 for schools in MOof 226 towns All about Mountain Grove →
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.

Trails86×
Piney Township has more miles of trail
Piney Township 8.6 miMountain Grove 0.1 mi
Street grid13.8×
Mountain Grove has the more walkable street grid
Mountain Grove 67.5Piney Township 4.9
Property tax bill+68%
Tax bills are bigger in Piney Township
Piney Township $735Mountain Grove $438
Home values+42%
Homes cost more in Piney Township
Piney Township $123,900Mountain Grove $87,200
Growth since 2010+9 pts
Piney Township has grown faster since 2010
Piney Township -0.9%Mountain Grove -9.9%
Average commute6 min
Mountain Grove has the shorter commute
Piney Township 20 minMountain Grove 14 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Mountain Grove

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 →
Mountain Grove$1,160/mo
Typical home $205K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $839/mo · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Mountain Grove 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

Piney Township places higher on 11 of 19 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.

Safety
–Piney TownshipNot graded B−Mountain GroveSafer than 48% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+Piney TownshipBetter than 35% of districts in the state A−Mountain GroveBetter than 75% of districts in the state
Health
DPiney TownshipHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns D−Mountain GroveHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns
11Piney Township
7Mountain Grove

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #257#116 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #180#74 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #98#12 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #163#238 Cheapest rentCost of living · 256 towns #22#94 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #200#143 Most educatedPeople · 261 towns #141#202 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #210#155

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 TownshipMountain Grove
Snow a year4″10″
January low24°F22°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)194d196d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd52nd
Outdoors & history
Piney TownshipMountain Grove
Trails9 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.7%1.8%
National Register places—3
Archive photos—27
Famous people born here—7
Community
Piney TownshipMountain Grove
Library hours a week44 hrs38 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

21 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Piney TownshipMountain GrovePiney TownshipMountain Grove
Piney Township ↔ Mountain Grove21 miles apart
Who commutes between them
33 Piney Township residents work in Mountain Grove (2.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Piney Township →
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 TownshipMountain Grove
People
Population 4,871Highest 4,491Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.9%Highest MO: +2.8% -9.9%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 41±3.9Lowest 5% above MO 43.2±2Highest 11% above MO
Mountain Grove and Piney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.4%±4.2Highest MO: 22.3% 22.7%±7.5Lowest MO: 22.3%
Piney Township and Mountain Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.1%±3.1Lowest MO: 17.9% 23.8%±5.6Highest MO: 17.9%
Mountain Grove 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+ 21.2%Highest MO: 32.4% 15.3%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±0.8Lowest MO: 5.7% 2.2%±1.9Highest MO: 5.7%
Mountain Grove 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 $37,415±$15kLowest 47% below MO
Piney Township and Mountain Grove 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 $87,200±$14kLowest 62% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $671±$62Lowest 35% below MO $839±$228Highest 19% below MO
Mountain Grove and Piney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $735Highest 62% below MO $438Lowest 78% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.6%±8.8Highest MO: 45.6% 45.4%±22Lowest MO: 45.6%
Piney Township and Mountain Grove 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% 17.8%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% 75.3%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 3 yrs older than MO 1967Lowest 11 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 13% below MO 14 minLowest 40% below MO
Work from home 4.4%±1.9Lowest MO: 13% 7.2%±5.8Highest MO: 13%
Mountain Grove 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 23.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 25.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.29Highest 1.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (31%)Springfield (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Mountain GroveFew work in Piney Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 1.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 8.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.9Lowest 67.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #180 of 226 in MO#74 of 226 in MO
School district HOUSTON R-IMOUNTAIN GROVE R-III
High school in town Houston HighMountain Grove High
Students per teacherat that high school 11.6Lowest 15.7Highest
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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