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Stover vs Carroll Township

112 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (11.6× in Stover) and rent (2.3× in Stover).

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Stover, MOHomes around $222KMissouri · 977 people
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Carroll Township, MOA small town of 945Texas County · 945 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.

StoverHomes around $222K
Housing$222K typical home17% below the MO typical home All about Stover →
Carroll TownshipA small town of 945
Quiet strengthsCarroll Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Carroll 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.

Street grid11.6×
Stover has the more walkable street grid
Stover 80.2Carroll Township 6.9
Rent2.3×
Rent runs higher in Stover
Stover $740Carroll Township $327
Property tax bill+61%
Tax bills are bigger in Stover
Stover $865Carroll Township $536
Age 65++10.4 pts
Carroll Township has more people 65 and up
Carroll Township 24.7%Stover 14.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Stover

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.

Stover$1,270/mo
Typical home $222K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $740/mo · Housing →
Carroll Township$770/mo
Typical home $138K (Census) · tax rate 0.39% · or rent about $327/mo · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,000 a year, between Stover and Carroll 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.

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
BStoverBetter than 57% of districts in the state BCarroll TownshipBetter than 60% of districts in the state
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
StoverCarroll Township
Snow a year18″4″
January low19°F24°F
July high88°F87°F
Growing season (days)191d194d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd63rd
Outdoors & history
StoverCarroll Township
Trails0 mi3 mi
Conserved land0%2.5%
Community
StoverCarroll Township
Library hours a week—39 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

112 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

StoverMOCarroll TownshipTexas County
Stover ↔ Carroll Township112 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.

StoverCarroll Township
People
Population 977Highest 945Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8%Lowest MO: +2.8% -4.1%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 40.2±6.4Lowest 3% above MO 41.2±23.5Highest 6% above MO
Carroll Township and Stover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.8%±6.2Lowest MO: 22.3% 26.9%±8.3Highest MO: 22.3%
Carroll Township and Stover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.3%±4.2Lowest MO: 17.9% 24.7%±2.5Highest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.1%Lowest MO: 32.4% 13.9%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±3.1Highest MO: 5.7% 1.5%±2.1Lowest MO: 5.7%
Stover and Carroll Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,438±$8kLowest 31% below MO $62,292±$34kHighest 12% below MO
Carroll Township and Stover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $151,500±$31kHighest 34% below MO $137,900±$37kLowest 40% below MO
Stover and Carroll Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $740±$201Highest 28% below MO $327±$93Lowest 68% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $865Highest 56% below MO $536Lowest 72% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 19.4%±15.5Highest MO: 45.6% 2.6%±27.4Lowest MO: 45.6%
Stover and Carroll Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.2%Highest MO: 12.6% 5.1%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70%Lowest MO: 68.1% 74.7%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 9 yrs older than MO 1972Highest 6 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 13% above MO 23 minLowest about the MO average
Work from home 4.9%±4.9Lowest MO: 13% 16.6%±17Highest MO: 13%
Carroll Township and Stover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 15.1%Highest 11.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miLowest 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.29Highest 0.91Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Versailles (15%)Houston (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Carroll TownshipFew work in Stover
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 80.2Highest 6.9Lowest
Schools
School district MORGAN CO. R-ISUMMERSVILLE R-II
High school in town Morgan Co. R-I HighSummersville High
Students per teacherat that high school 13.6Highest 10.6Lowest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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