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Roubidoux Township vs Boone Township

Next-door neighbors in Texas County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (12.8× in Roubidoux Township) and home values (+91% in Roubidoux Township).

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Roubidoux Township, MOOne of the healthiest townsTexas County · 2,292 people
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Boone Township, MOAn outdoors townTexas County · 927 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.

Roubidoux TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health94% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors36.5% conserved land16 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Roubidoux Township →
Boone TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors49.5% conserved land37 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Boone 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.

Jobs per worker12.8×
Roubidoux Township is more of a job hub
Roubidoux Township 0.51Boone Township 0.04
Home values+91%
Homes cost more in Roubidoux Township
Roubidoux Township $186,000Boone Township $97,600
Bachelor’s degree++24.6 pts
More adults in Roubidoux Township have a degree
Roubidoux Township 24.6%Boone Township 0%
Trails2.4×
Boone Township has more miles of trail
Boone Township 37.4 miRoubidoux Township 15.7 mi
Conserved land+13 pts
Boone Township has more conserved land
Boone Township 49.5%Roubidoux Township 36.5%
Size2.5×
Roubidoux Township is the bigger place
Roubidoux Township 2,292Boone Township 927
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Roubidoux 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.

Roubidoux Township$1,060/mo
Typical home $186K (Census) · tax rate 0.52% · or rent about $982/mo · Housing →
Boone Township$660/mo
Typical home $98K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Roubidoux Township and Boone 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

Roubidoux Township and Boone Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Roubidoux TownshipBoone TownshipRoubidoux TownshipBoone Township
Roubidoux Township ↔ Boone Township9.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
C+Roubidoux TownshipBetter than 39% of districts in the state –Boone TownshipNot graded
Health
DRoubidoux TownshipHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns –Boone TownshipNot graded
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
Roubidoux TownshipBoone Township
Snow a year11″11″
January low21°F21°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)181d181d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd62nd
Outdoors & history
Roubidoux TownshipBoone Township
Trails16 mi37 mi
Conserved land36.5%49.5%
National Register places1—
Community
Roubidoux TownshipBoone 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.

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.

Roubidoux TownshipBoone Township
People
Population 2,292Highest 927Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.8% MO: +2.8% —
Median age 35.7±9.5Highest 8% below MO 21.2±20.2Lowest 46% below MO
Roubidoux Township and Boone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.2%±7.9Lowest MO: 22.3% 45.4%±34.5Highest MO: 22.3%
Boone Township and Roubidoux Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14%±5.6Lowest MO: 17.9% 20.5%±11Highest MO: 17.9%
Boone Township and Roubidoux Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.6%Highest MO: 32.4% 0%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±2.9Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±1.8Lowest MO: 5.7%
Roubidoux Township and Boone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,717±$12kHighest 10% below MO $38,125±$34kLowest 46% below MO
Roubidoux Township and Boone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $186,000±$24kHighest 19% below MO $97,600±$14kLowest 58% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $982±$97 5% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $967 50% below MO —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.9%±33.4 MO: 45.6% —
Below poverty line 22.6%Highest MO: 12.6% 0%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.7%Highest MO: 68.1% 89.4%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 5 yrs newer than MO 1988Highest 10 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 42% above MO 32 minLowest 37% above MO
Work from home 3.7%±5Highest MO: 13% 0%±5Lowest MO: 13%
Roubidoux Township and Boone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.5%Highest 1.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (18%)Licking (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Boone TownshipFew work in Roubidoux Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 36.5%Lowest 49.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 15.7 miLowest 37.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.3Highest 2.2Lowest
Schools
School district PLATO R-V—
High school in town Plato High—
Students per teacherat that high school 13.0 —
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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