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Sumner vs Howard Township

72 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (124.1× in Sumner).

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Sumner, MOA small town of 68Missouri · 68 people
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Howard Township, MOA small town of 60Gentry County · 60 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.

SumnerA small town of 68
Quiet strengthsSumner doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Howard TownshipA small town of 60
Quiet strengthsHoward Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Howard 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 grid124.1×
Sumner has the more walkable street grid
Sumner 137Howard Township 1.1
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
SumnerHoward Township
Snow a year14″21″
January low—16°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—186d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th63rd
Outdoors & history
SumnerHoward Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—0.8%
Settled1882—
Famous people born here11
Community
SumnerHoward 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.

Where they are

72 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SumnerMOHoward TownshipGentry County
Sumner ↔ Howard Township72 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.

SumnerHoward Township
People
Population 68Highest 60Lowest
Median age 54.2±24Highest 39% above MO 49.7±47.9Lowest 27% above MO
Sumner and Howard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.6%±36.9Lowest MO: 22.3% 35%±33.6Highest MO: 22.3%
Howard Township and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25%±44.2Lowest MO: 17.9% 46.7%±62.3Highest MO: 17.9%
Howard Township and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.4%Highest MO: 32.4% 10.3%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.4%±8.6Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±28.3Lowest MO: 5.7%
Sumner and Howard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,000±$6k 36% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $580 70% below MO —
Below poverty line 2.9%Highest MO: 12.6% 0%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% MO: 68.1% 100% MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960 18 yrs older than MO —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 min 61% above MO —
Work from home 0%±48Lowest MO: 13% 20%±18.6Highest MO: 13%
Howard Township and Sumner 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 62.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marceline (17%)Albany (49%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Howard TownshipFew work in Sumner
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 0.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 137Highest 1.1Lowest
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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