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Prairie Township vs Osage Township

Next-door neighbors in Bates County. The biggest differences: size (34.1× in Osage Township) and street grid (3.9× in Osage Township).

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Prairie Township, MOA small town of 60Bates County · 60 people
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Osage Township, MOOne of the healthiest townsBates County · 2,047 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.

Prairie TownshipA small town of 60
Quiet strengthsPrairie Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Prairie Township →
Osage TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health93% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 88%of MO districts All about Osage 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.

Size34.1×
Osage Township is the bigger place
Osage Township 2,047Prairie Township 60
Street grid3.9×
Osage Township has the more walkable street grid
Osage Township 5.5Prairie Township 1.4
Median age21.2 yrs
Prairie Township skews older
Prairie Township 60.6Osage Township 39.4
Homeowners+34 pts renters
Prairie Township has more renters
Osage Township 78%Prairie Township 44%
Typical home built22 yrs
Osage Township’s homes are older
Prairie Township 1994Osage Township 1972
Trails+89%
Osage Township has more miles of trail
Osage Township 6.6 miPrairie Township 3.5 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Prairie Township and Osage Township share a border

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

Prairie TownshipOsage TownshipPrairie TownshipOsage Township
Prairie Township ↔ Osage Township7.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
11 Osage Township residents work in Prairie Township (1.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Osage Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
–Prairie TownshipNot graded AOsage TownshipBetter than 88% of districts in the state
Health
–Prairie TownshipNot graded DOsage TownshipHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns
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
Prairie TownshipOsage 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
Prairie TownshipOsage Township
Trails4 mi7 mi
Conserved land7.4%5.5%
National Register places1—
Community
Prairie TownshipOsage Township
Library hours a week—20 hrs
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.

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.

Prairie TownshipOsage Township
People
Population 60Lowest 2,047Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -11.9% MO: +2.8%
Median age 60.6±5Highest 55% above MO 39.4±4.6Lowest about the MO average
Kids under 18 8.3%±54Lowest MO: 22.3% 25.7%±3.6Highest MO: 22.3%
Osage Township and Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 35%±54.7Highest MO: 17.9% 15.9%±3.3Lowest MO: 17.9%
Prairie Township and Osage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.3%Highest MO: 32.4% 6.4%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±28.3Lowest MO: 5.7% 0.9%±0.8Highest MO: 5.7%
Osage Township and Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,313±$63kHighest 8% below MO $51,625±$13kLowest 27% below MO
Prairie Township and Osage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $97,200±$19k 58% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $907±$299 12% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly — $624 68% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 35%±28.7Highest MO: 45.6%
Osage Township and Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MO: 12.6% 25.5%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 44%Lowest MO: 68.1% 78%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1994Highest 16 yrs newer than MO 1972Lowest 6 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 32 min 34% above MO
Work from home 27.8%±31.2Highest MO: 13% 7.4%±3.1Lowest MO: 13%
Prairie Township and Osage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 12.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.8 miHighest 27.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.62Highest 0.43Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rich Hill (13%)Butler (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Osage Township2% work in Prairie Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.4%Highest 5.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miLowest 6.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Lowest 5.5Highest
Schools
School district —RICH HILL R-IV
High school in town —Rich Hill High
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.4
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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