Castor TownshipMO
A town of 4,651, settled in 1834. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
Is Castor Township a good place to live?
Castor Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $102K for a typical one, or 1.8 years of the county’s $58K median household income. It grades B− overall, 120th among Missouri's 247 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 89% of the country, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 81% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 76% of Missouri towns. 14% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Castor Township, where Missouri’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 29%.
What makes Castor Township stand out
Where Castor Township beats most towns.
90% of working residents leave Castor Township for work
Where Castor Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Castor Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Castor Township is from typical.
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Moving to Castor Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Castor Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Castor Township.
For health, Castor Township earns a D
18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Castor Township. Castor Township beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 35% of adults get no exercise outside work in Castor Township.
| Castor Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Castor Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.6% | 8% |
| More smokers | 21.9% | 16% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 26.9% | 20.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For schools, Castor Township earns an A−
Its A− for schools comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $102K.
Its public schools are run by the Bloomfield R-Xiv school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 229 | A |
| Bloomfield HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 167 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Earthquakes leads a very high hazard risk in Castor Township
Since 2008, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Castor Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Castor Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Castor Township for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Castor Township fell to 873 in 2023, 148 fewer than in 2013. Castor Township’s average trip to work is 26 minutes.
| Castor Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.6% | 13% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Castor Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Castor Township, expect mild winters and hot summers
Castor Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Castor Township is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Castor Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Castor Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Castor Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Castor Township
Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States
Castor is an unincorporated community in the northwestern part of Filmore Township in Bollinger County, Missouri, United States. Castor is situated on the Castor River and is located approximately 16 miles west of Marble Hill.
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Castor Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Castor Township.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castor Township | #120 | B− | A | — | A− | D |
| Pike Township | #117 | B− | A+ | — | A− | D |
| Richland Township | — | — | A | — | A+ | D |
| New Lisbon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liberty Township | #116 | B− | A− | — | A− | D |
| Duck Creek Township | #129 | C+ | A | — | A− | D |
Richland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Castor Township, Pike Township, Richland Township, Liberty Township and Duck Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. New Lisbon Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Castor Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Castor Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Castor Township, MO a good place to live?
Castor Township grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #120 of 247 in Missouri. It grades D for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Castor Township, MO expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.