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

32 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ReaMO Howard TownshipGentry County

Rea ↔ Howard Township32 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Missouri average

ReaHoward Township

People

Population 39Lowest 60Highest

Median age 52.1±12.7Highest 34% above MO 49.7±47.9Lowest 27% above MO

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

Kids under 18 20.5%±85.1Lowest MO: 22.3% 35%±33.6Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 25.6%±86.2Lowest MO: 17.9% 46.7%±62.3Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest MO: 32.4% 10.3%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±43.5 MO: 5.7% 0%±28.3 MO: 5.7%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $95,179±$36k 35% above MO —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $85,000±$3k 63% below MO —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,139 42% below MO —

Below poverty line 0% MO: 12.6% 0% MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100% MO: 68.1% 100% MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1998 20 yrs newer than MO —

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 min 7% below MO —

Work from home 5.3%±8.6Lowest MO: 13% 20%±18.6Highest MO: 13%

Howard Township and Rea 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 19.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00

Top workplaceoutside town St. Joseph (44%)Albany (49%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Howard TownshipFew work in Rea

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 2.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 92.0Highest 1.1Lowest

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.

Rea vs Howard Township

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