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Wilson Township vs Huggins Township

Next-door neighbors in Gentry County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (29.3× in Huggins Township) and trails (5.3× in Wilson Township).

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Wilson Township, MOA small town of 419Gentry County · 419 people
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Huggins Township, MOA small town of 53Gentry County · 53 people
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.

Wilson TownshipA small town of 419
Quiet strengthsWilson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wilson Township →
Huggins TownshipA small town of 53
Quiet strengthsHuggins Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Huggins 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Wilson Township and Huggins Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wilson TownshipHuggins TownshipWilson TownshipHuggins Township
Wilson Township ↔ Huggins Township7.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Wilson TownshipHuggins Township
Snow a year19″19″
January low15°F15°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)184d184d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd62nd
Outdoors & history
Wilson TownshipHuggins Township
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land0.4%—
Archive photos—1
Community
Wilson TownshipHuggins 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.

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.

Wilson TownshipHuggins Township
People
Population 419Highest 53Lowest
Median age 17.1±15.3Lowest 56% below MO 37±45.4Highest 5% below MO
Huggins Township and Wilson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 52.3%±28Highest MO: 22.3% 49.1%±40.5Lowest MO: 22.3%
Wilson Township and Huggins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.2%±9.3Highest MO: 17.9% 0%±78.4Lowest MO: 17.9%
Wilson Township and Huggins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.2%Lowest MO: 32.4% 33.3%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±3.3Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±32Lowest MO: 5.7%
Wilson Township and Huggins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,556±$21k 28% below MO —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $351,800±$82k 53% above MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,071 6% above MO —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 22.9%Highest MO: 12.6% 0%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.9%Highest MO: 68.1% 46.2%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 6 yrs newer than MO 1965Lowest 13 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest about the MO average 9 minLowest 64% below MO
Work from home 11.7%±12.1Highest MO: 13% 0%±44.4Lowest MO: 13%
Wilson Township and Huggins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 40.3 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 1.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Joseph (17%)Stanberry (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Huggins TownshipFew work in Wilson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.4Highest
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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