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 –Ozark TownshipNot graded

Health

DPiney TownshipHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns –Ozark 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 TownshipOzark Township

Snow a year4″4″

January low24°F 24°F

July high87°F 87°F

Growing season (days)194d 194d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd 63rd

Outdoors & history

Piney TownshipOzark Township

Trails9 mi 12 mi

Conserved land0.7%27.9%

Community

Piney TownshipOzark Township

Library hours a week44 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

Piney TownshipOzark Township

People

Population 4,871Highest 251Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.9% MO: +2.8% —

Median age 41±3.9Lowest 5% above MO 47±29.5Highest 21% above MO

Ozark Township 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%±4.2Lowest MO: 22.3% 35.1%±26.6Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 18.1%±3.1Lowest MO: 17.9% 21.5%±16.7Highest MO: 17.9%

Ozark Township 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%Lowest MO: 32.4% 30.4%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±0.8Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±6.8Lowest MO: 5.7%

Piney Township and Ozark 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±$5k 33% below MO —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $123,900±$20k 46% below MO —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $671±$62 35% below MO —

Property taxmedian, yearly $735Highest 62% below MO $292Lowest 85% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.6%±8.8 MO: 45.6% —

Below poverty line 26.7%Lowest MO: 12.6% 31.1%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% 100%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 3 yrs older than MO 1980Highest 2 yrs newer than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 13% below MO 23 minHighest about the MO average

Work from home 4.4%±1.9Highest MO: 13% 0%±15.2Lowest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 33%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 25.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.29Highest 0.04Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Houston (31%)Houston (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ozark TownshipFew work in Piney Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 27.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 8.6 miLowest 11.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.9Highest 2.5Lowest

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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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.

Piney Township vs Ozark Township

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