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Spruce Township vs Upton Township

125 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (12× in Upton Township) and jobs per worker (3.6× in Spruce Township).

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Spruce Township, MOKnown for its schoolsBates County · 372 people
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Upton Township, MOA small town of 530Texas County · 530 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.

Spruce TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 13%of MO districts All about Spruce Township →
Upton TownshipA small town of 530
Quiet strengthsUpton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Upton Township →
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.

Trails12×
Upton Township has more miles of trail
Upton Township 34.7 miSpruce Township 2.9 mi
Jobs per worker3.6×
Spruce Township is more of a job hub
Spruce Township 0.40Upton Township 0.11
Street grid2.5×
Upton Township has the more walkable street grid
Upton Township 2.5Spruce Township 1.0
Age 65++16.6 pts
Upton Township has more people 65 and up
Upton Township 38.9%Spruce Township 22.3%
Average commute6 min
Spruce Township has the shorter commute
Upton Township 35 minSpruce Township 29 min
★ What stands out · 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
DSpruce TownshipBetter than 13% of districts in the state –Upton 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
Spruce TownshipUpton Township
Snow a year10″4″
January low21°F24°F
July high88°F87°F
Growing season (days)202d194d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st56th
Outdoors & history
Spruce TownshipUpton Township
Trails3 mi35 mi
Conserved land0%5.5%
Community
Spruce TownshipUpton Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

125 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Spruce TownshipBates CountyUpton TownshipTexas County
Spruce Township ↔ Upton Township125 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.

Spruce TownshipUpton Township
People
Population 372Lowest 530Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +0.8% MO: +2.8%
Median age 52.5±13.1Lowest 35% above MO 56.6±18.1Highest 45% above MO
Upton Township and Spruce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22%±10.1Highest MO: 22.3% 20.6%±11.6Lowest MO: 22.3%
Spruce Township and Upton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.3%±4.5Lowest MO: 17.9% 38.9%±9.8Highest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13%Lowest MO: 32.4% 13.8%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±1.1Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±3.2Lowest MO: 5.7%
Spruce Township and Upton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $77,708±$11kLowest 10% above MO $82,083±$8kHighest 16% above MO
Upton Township and Spruce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $244,600±$119k 6% above MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,149 41% below MO —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 43.8%±100Highest MO: 45.6%
Upton Township and Spruce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.7%Lowest MO: 12.6% 16.2%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.5%Highest MO: 68.1% 78.9%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1994Highest 16 yrs newer than MO 1986Lowest 8 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 23% above MO 35 minHighest 48% above MO
Work from home 4.1%±4.4Highest MO: 13% 0%±6.2Lowest MO: 13%
Spruce Township and Upton 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 29.3 miLowest 31.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Harrisonville (13%)Houston (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Upton TownshipFew work in Spruce Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 5.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.9 miLowest 34.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 2.5Highest
Schools
School district BALLARD R-II—
High school in town Ballard High—
Students per teacherat that high school 6.5 —
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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