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Pleasant Gap Township vs Hudson Township

Next-door neighbors in Bates County. The biggest differences: home values (3.6× in Hudson Township) and trails (6.2× in Hudson Township).

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Pleasant Gap Township, MOA small town of 214Bates County · 214 people
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Hudson Township, MOA small town of 234Bates County · 234 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.

Pleasant Gap TownshipA small town of 214
Quiet strengthsPleasant Gap Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pleasant Gap Township →
Hudson TownshipA small town of 234
Quiet strengthsHudson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hudson 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.

Home values3.6×
Homes cost more in Hudson Township
Hudson Township $338,500Pleasant Gap Township $94,400
Trails6.2×
Hudson Township has more miles of trail
Hudson Township 3.1 miPleasant Gap Township 0.5 mi
Median age22.3 yrs
Pleasant Gap Township skews older
Pleasant Gap Township 58.3Hudson Township 36
Bachelor’s degree++24.6 pts
More adults in Hudson Township have a degree
Hudson Township 34.3%Pleasant Gap Township 9.7%
Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Hudson Township
Hudson Township $1,846Pleasant Gap Township $1,348
Average commute7 min
Hudson Township has the shorter commute
Pleasant Gap Township 26 minHudson Township 19 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,320 more a month in Hudson 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.

Pleasant Gap Township$610/mo
Typical home $94K (Census) · tax rate 1.43% · or rent about $797/mo · Housing →
Hudson Township$1,930/mo
Typical home $339K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,320 a month, about $15,900 a year, between Hudson Township and Pleasant Gap 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

Pleasant Gap Township and Hudson Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pleasant Gap TownshipHudson TownshipPleasant Gap TownshipHudson Township
Pleasant Gap Township ↔ Hudson Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Pleasant Gap TownshipHudson Township
Snow a year10″10″
January low21°F21°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)202d202d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th74th
Outdoors & history
Pleasant Gap TownshipHudson Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—0.1%
National Register places—1
Community
Pleasant Gap TownshipHudson Township
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.

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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.

Pleasant Gap TownshipHudson Township
People
Population 214Lowest 234Highest
Median age 58.3±13.5Highest 49% above MO 36±8Lowest 8% below MO
Kids under 18 7.5%±13.4Lowest MO: 22.3% 30.8%±17Highest MO: 22.3%
Hudson Township and Pleasant Gap Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.8%±15.7Highest MO: 17.9% 13.2%±7.9Lowest MO: 17.9%
Pleasant Gap Township and Hudson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.7%Lowest MO: 32.4% 34.3%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.9Lowest MO: 5.7% 0.9%±5.3Highest MO: 5.7%
Hudson Township and Pleasant Gap Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,188±$48kHighest 16% above MO $80,625±$36kLowest 14% above MO
Pleasant Gap Township and Hudson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $94,400±$79kLowest 59% below MO $338,500±$80kHighest 47% above MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $797±$238Highest 23% below MO $725±$330Lowest 30% below MO
Pleasant Gap Township and Hudson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,348Lowest 31% below MO $1,846Highest 5% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.9%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 25%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Pleasant Gap Township and Hudson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.9%Highest MO: 12.6% 8.1%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.3%Lowest MO: 68.1% 90.7%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 5 yrs older than MO 1983Highest 5 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 12% above MO 19 minLowest 20% below MO
Work from home 6.9%±9Lowest MO: 13% 10.2%±6.2Highest MO: 13%
Hudson Township and Pleasant Gap Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.8 miHighest 26.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Butler (13%)Butler (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hudson TownshipFew work in Pleasant Gap Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 3.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5 1.5
Schools
School district —HUDSON R-IX
High school in town —None in town
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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