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Yellow Creek Township vs Cunningham Township

Next-door neighbors in Chariton County. The biggest differences: trails (8.5× in Cunningham Township) and property tax bill (2× in Yellow Creek Township).

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Yellow Creek Township, MOA small town of 207Chariton County · 207 people
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Cunningham Township, MOAn outdoors townChariton County · 197 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.

Yellow Creek TownshipA small town of 207
Quiet strengthsYellow Creek Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Yellow Creek Township →
Cunningham TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors31.2% conserved land39 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves HistorySettled in 18401 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Cunningham 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.

Trails8.5×
Cunningham Township has more miles of trail
Cunningham Township 39.3 miYellow Creek Township 4.6 mi
Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Yellow Creek Township
Yellow Creek Township $1,487Cunningham Township $730
Rent+40%
Rent runs higher in Cunningham Township
Cunningham Township $686Yellow Creek Township $490
Conserved land+22 pts
Cunningham Township has more conserved land
Cunningham Township 31.2%Yellow Creek Township 9.2%
Typical home built24 yrs
Cunningham Township’s homes are older
Yellow Creek Township 1962Cunningham Township 1938
Jobs per worker2×
Cunningham Township is more of a job hub
Cunningham Township 0.45Yellow Creek Township 0.23
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Yellow Creek Township

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.

Yellow Creek Township$580/mo
Typical home $88K (Census) · tax rate 1.70% · or rent about $490/mo · Housing →
Cunningham Township$430/mo
Typical home $70K (Census) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $686/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Yellow Creek Township and Cunningham 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.

Where they are

Yellow Creek Township and Cunningham Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Yellow Creek TownshipCunningham TownshipYellow Creek TownshipCunningham Township
Yellow Creek Township ↔ Cunningham Township8.6 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
Yellow Creek TownshipCunningham Township
Snow a year19″14″
January low18°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)192d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th66th
Outdoors & history
Yellow Creek TownshipCunningham Township
Trails5 mi39 mi
Conserved land9.2%31.2%
Settled18401840
Archive photos—1
Community
Yellow Creek TownshipCunningham 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.

Yellow Creek TownshipCunningham Township
People
Population 207Highest 197Lowest
Median age 44.1±13.4Lowest 13% above MO 44.9±19.1Highest 15% above MO
Cunningham Township and Yellow Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.5%±7.9Lowest MO: 22.3% 25.4%±14.4Highest MO: 22.3%
Cunningham Township and Yellow Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28%±15.8Highest MO: 17.9% 17.8%±11.7Lowest MO: 17.9%
Yellow Creek Township and Cunningham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17%Lowest MO: 32.4% 19.7%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±6Lowest MO: 5.7% 3.6%±3.5Highest MO: 5.7%
Cunningham Township and Yellow Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $59,423±$14kLowest 16% below MO $61,250±$25kHighest 13% below MO
Cunningham Township and Yellow Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $87,600±$9kHighest 62% below MO $70,000±$44kLowest 70% below MO
Yellow Creek Township and Cunningham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $490±$122Lowest 53% below MO $686±$47Highest 34% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,487Highest 24% below MO $730Lowest 63% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 87.5%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 70%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Yellow Creek Township and Cunningham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.4%Lowest MO: 12.6% 5.6%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.3%Highest MO: 68.1% 81.8%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Highest 16 yrs older than MO 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 33% above MO 24 minLowest about the MO average
Work from home 2.8%±3.5Highest MO: 13% 0%±13.6Lowest MO: 13%
Yellow Creek Township and Cunningham 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 28.3 miLowest 46.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.45Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Marceline (19%)Marceline (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cunningham TownshipFew work in Yellow Creek Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.2%Lowest 31.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.6 miLowest 39.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.1Lowest 2.2Highest
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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