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Sherman Township vs Corder

72 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (66.7× in Corder) and property tax bill (+33% in Corder).

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Sherman Township, MOA small town of 444DeKalb County · 444 people
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Corder, MOHomes around $191KMissouri · 442 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.

Sherman TownshipA small town of 444
Quiet strengthsSherman Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sherman Township →
CorderHomes around $191K
Housing$191K typical home29% below the MO typical home All about Corder →
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.

Street grid66.7×
Corder has the more walkable street grid
Corder 107Sherman Township 1.6
Property tax bill+33%
Tax bills are bigger in Corder
Corder $992Sherman Township $745
Typical home built14 yrs
Corder’s homes are older
Sherman Township 1967Corder 1953
Average commute4 min
Sherman Township has the shorter commute
Corder 29 minSherman Township 25 min
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
Sherman TownshipCorder
Snow a year21″14″
January low15°F18°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)180d195d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd30th
Outdoors & history
Sherman TownshipCorder
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled1870—
National Register places1—
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—1
Community
Sherman TownshipCorder
Library hours a week—30 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

72 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sherman TownshipDeKalb CountyCorderMO
Sherman Township ↔ Corder72 miles apart
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.

Sherman TownshipCorder
People
Population 444Highest 442Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10.7% MO: +2.8% —
Median age 34.5±19.4Highest 12% below MO 31.5±17.2Lowest 19% below MO
Sherman Township and Corder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.1%±11.7Lowest MO: 22.3% 36%±8.1Highest MO: 22.3%
Corder and Sherman Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.5%±10.5Highest MO: 17.9% 16.5%±10.1Lowest MO: 17.9%
Sherman Township and Corder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.1%Highest MO: 32.4% 10.3%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±5.5Highest MO: 5.7% 1.6%±3.9Lowest MO: 5.7%
Sherman Township and Corder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,688±$12kLowest about the MO average $91,250±$31kHighest 29% above MO
Corder and Sherman Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $83,100±$28k 64% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $800±$305 23% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $745Lowest 62% below MO $992Highest 49% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 25%±100Highest MO: 45.6%
Corder and Sherman 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% 12.4%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% 90.3%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 11 yrs older than MO 1953Lowest 25 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 4% above MO 29 minHighest 21% above MO
Work from home 8.9%±6.4Lowest MO: 13% 10.2%±9.9Highest MO: 13%
Corder and Sherman 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 22.8 miLowest 34.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Joseph (33%)Kansas City (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CorderFew work in Sherman Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Lowest 107Highest
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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