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Pleasant Gap Township vs Lone Oak Township

Next-door neighbors in Bates County. The biggest differences: trails (9× in Lone Oak Township) and homeowners (+23.7 pts renters in Pleasant Gap Township).

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Pleasant Gap Township, MOA small town of 214Bates County · 214 people
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Lone Oak Township, MOA small town of 90Bates County · 90 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.
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Lone Oak TownshipA small town of 90
Quiet strengthsLone Oak Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lone Oak Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails9×
Lone Oak Township has more miles of trail
Lone Oak Township 4.5 miPleasant Gap Township 0.5 mi
Homeowners+23.7 pts renters
Pleasant Gap Township has more renters
Lone Oak Township 100%Pleasant Gap Township 76.3%
Bachelor’s degree++20 pts
More adults in Lone Oak Township have a degree
Lone Oak Township 29.7%Pleasant Gap Township 9.7%
Size2.4×
Pleasant Gap Township is the bigger place
Pleasant Gap Township 214Lone Oak Township 90
Property tax bill+19%
Tax bills are bigger in Lone Oak Township
Lone Oak Township $1,600Pleasant Gap Township $1,348
★ What stands out · Where they are

Pleasant Gap Township and Lone Oak Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pleasant Gap TownshipLone Oak TownshipPleasant Gap TownshipLone Oak Township
Pleasant Gap Township ↔ Lone Oak Township5.4 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 TownshipLone Oak Township
Snow a year10″10″
January low21°F20°F
July high88°F90°F
Growing season (days)202d192d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th74th
Outdoors & history
Pleasant Gap TownshipLone Oak Township
Trails—5 mi
Conserved land—3.4%
Community
Pleasant Gap TownshipLone Oak 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 TownshipLone Oak Township
People
Population 214Highest 90Lowest
Median age 58.3±13.5Highest 49% above MO 55.1±12.4Lowest 41% above MO
Pleasant Gap Township and Lone Oak Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7.5%±13.4Lowest MO: 22.3% 11.1%±37.6Highest MO: 22.3%
Lone Oak 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%±15.7Lowest MO: 17.9% 32.2%±42.3Highest MO: 17.9%
Lone Oak Township and Pleasant Gap 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% 29.7%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.9 MO: 5.7% 0%±18.9 MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,188±$48kLowest 16% above MO $96,250±$22kHighest 36% above MO
Lone Oak Township and Pleasant Gap Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $94,400±$79k 59% below MO —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $797±$238 23% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,348Lowest 31% below MO $1,600Highest 18% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.9%±100 MO: 45.6% —
Below poverty line 8.9%Highest MO: 12.6% 0%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.3%Lowest MO: 68.1% 100%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 5 yrs older than MO 1977Highest 1 yr older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 min 12% above MO —
Work from home 6.9%±9Highest MO: 13% 0%±41.4Lowest MO: 13%
Pleasant Gap Township and Lone Oak 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 33.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Butler (13%)Butler (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lone Oak TownshipFew work in Pleasant Gap Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 4.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Highest 1.3Lowest
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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