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Upton Township vs Piney Township

Next-door neighbors in Texas County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.7× in Piney Township) and size (9.2× in Piney Township).

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Upton Township, MOA small town of 530Texas County · 530 people
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Piney Township, MOOne of the healthiest townsTexas County · 4,871 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.

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 →
Piney TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health94% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 35%of MO districts All about Piney 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 worker11.7×
Piney Township is more of a job hub
Piney Township 1.29Upton Township 0.11
Size9.2×
Piney Township is the bigger place
Piney Township 4,871Upton Township 530
Household income+73%
Households in Upton Township earn more
Upton Township $82,083Piney Township $47,462
Trails4×
Upton Township has more miles of trail
Upton Township 34.7 miPiney Township 8.6 mi
Age 65++20.8 pts
Upton Township has more people 65 and up
Upton Township 38.9%Piney Township 18.1%
Work in town+33 pts
More of Piney Township’s workers stay in town
Piney Township 33%Upton Township 0%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Upton Township and Piney Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Upton TownshipPiney TownshipUpton TownshipPiney Township
Upton Township ↔ Piney Township12 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
3 Upton Township residents work in Piney Township (1.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Upton Township →
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
–Upton TownshipNot graded C+Piney TownshipBetter than 35% of districts in the state
Health
–Upton TownshipNot graded DPiney TownshipHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns
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
Upton TownshipPiney Township
Snow a year4″4″
January low24°F24°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)194d194d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)56th52nd
Outdoors & history
Upton TownshipPiney Township
Trails35 mi9 mi
Conserved land5.5%0.7%
Community
Upton TownshipPiney Township
Library hours a week—44 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.

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.

Upton TownshipPiney Township
People
Population 530Lowest 4,871Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.8%Highest MO: +2.8% -0.9%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 56.6±18.1Highest 45% above MO 41±3.9Lowest 5% above MO
Upton Township and Piney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.6%±11.6Lowest MO: 22.3% 23.4%±4.2Highest MO: 22.3%
Piney Township and Upton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 38.9%±9.8Highest MO: 17.9% 18.1%±3.1Lowest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.8%Lowest MO: 32.4% 21.2%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.2Lowest MO: 5.7% 0.7%±0.8Highest MO: 5.7%
Piney 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 $82,083±$8kHighest 16% above MO $47,462±$5kLowest 33% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $123,900±$20k 46% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $671±$62 35% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly — $735 62% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.8%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 51.6%±8.8Highest MO: 45.6%
Piney Township and Upton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.2%Lowest MO: 12.6% 26.7%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.9%Highest MO: 68.1% 71.9%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 8 yrs newer than MO 1975Lowest 3 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 48% above MO 20 minLowest 13% below MO
Work from home 0%±6.2Lowest MO: 13% 4.4%±1.9Highest MO: 13%
Piney 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%Lowest 33%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 1.29Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (30%)Houston (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Piney TownshipFew work in Upton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.5%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 34.7 miHighest 8.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.5Lowest 4.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#180 of 226 in MO
School district —HOUSTON R-I
High school in town —Houston High
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.6
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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