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Ridge Township vs Farber

97 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (45.6× in Farber) and rent (2.4× in Ridge Township).

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Ridge Township, MOA small town of 281Carroll County · 281 people
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Farber, MOHomes around $133KMissouri · 272 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.

Ridge TownshipA small town of 281
Quiet strengthsRidge Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ridge Township →
FarberHomes around $133K
Housing$133K typical home51% below the MO typical home All about Farber →
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.

Street grid45.6×
Farber has the more walkable street grid
Farber 132Ridge Township 2.9
Rent2.4×
Rent runs higher in Ridge Township
Ridge Township $842Farber $350
Average commute19 min
Farber has the shorter commute
Ridge Township 41 minFarber 22 min
Jobs per worker2.6×
Ridge Township is more of a job hub
Ridge Township 0.47Farber 0.18
Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Farber
Farber $820Ridge Township $600
Typical home built16 yrs
Ridge Township’s homes are older
Farber 1967Ridge Township 1951
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Farber

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.

Ridge Township$370/mo
Typical home $61K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $842/mo · Housing →
Farber$850/mo
Typical home $133K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.37% · or rent about $350/mo · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,700 a year, between Farber and Ridge 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.

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
Ridge TownshipFarber
Snow a year14″16″
January low—19°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—188d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th58th
Outdoors & history
Ridge TownshipFarber
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land2%—
Community
Ridge TownshipFarber
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.

Where they are

97 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ridge TownshipCarroll CountyFarberMO
Ridge Township ↔ Farber97 miles apart
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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.

Ridge TownshipFarber
People
Population 281Highest 272Lowest
Median age 45.8±13.8Lowest 17% above MO 49±9.7Highest 26% above MO
Farber and Ridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.8%±6.8Highest MO: 22.3% 12.1%±7.7Lowest MO: 22.3%
Ridge Township and Farber are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.3%±1.8Highest MO: 17.9% 19.9%±2Lowest MO: 17.9%
Ridge Township and Farber are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.6%Lowest MO: 32.4% 6.5%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6Lowest MO: 5.7% 5.9%±11.4Highest MO: 5.7%
Farber and Ridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,205±$8kHighest 23% below MO $46,458±$20kLowest 34% below MO
Ridge Township and Farber are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $61,000±$15kHighest 74% below MO $60,000±$26kLowest 74% below MO
Ridge Township and Farber are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $842±$20Highest 18% below MO $350±$41Lowest 66% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $600Lowest 69% below MO $820Highest 58% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 14.3%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 13.3%±57.8Lowest MO: 45.6%
Ridge Township and Farber are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.3%Lowest MO: 12.6% 22.1%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.7%Highest MO: 68.1% 78.9%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1951Lowest 27 yrs older than MO 1967Highest 11 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 41 minHighest 72% above MO 22 minLowest 7% below MO
Work from home 19.8%±23.8Highest MO: 13% 4.9%±3Lowest MO: 13%
Ridge Township and Farber are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.8%Highest 1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miLowest 34.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Carrollton (16%)Mexico (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FarberFew work in Ridge Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.9Lowest 132Highest
Schools
School district BOSWORTH R-V—
High school in town Bosworth High—
Students per teacherat that high school 2.5 —
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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