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Davis TownshipMO

A town of 1,102. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.

Population
1,102
2025 Census estimate · +2.3% since 2020
Median home value
$95K
Census ACS
Household income
$56K
median
Median age
46.7
years
Jobs based here
177
A commuter town

Is Davis Township a good place to live?

The best of Davis Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for civic life; the weakest is a D for health. Only 10 of Missouri’s 419 towns score higher on cost of living. 26% of residents are 65 or older in Davis Township, where Missouri’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 18%. The biggest park or preserve is Tait Memorial Park, at 24 acres. Davis Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA+Cost of livingA−Civic lifeWeakestDHealthC−Jobs & income

What makes Davis Township stand out

Where Davis Township beats most towns.

BRAYMER C-4 schools
SchoolGradesStudents
Braymer Elem.PK–6148
Braymer High7–12133
SchoolsB+
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
Small town

1,102 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Braymer · 2 miWashington Township · 6 miCowgill · 6 miFairview Township · 6 miLincoln Township · 6 miNew York Township · 8 mi
Lincoln TownshipFairview TownshipWashington TownshipMonroe TownshipLincoln TownshipFairview TownshipWashington TownshipMonroe TownshipDavis Township

How Davis Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Davis Township is from typical.

How grading works

Cost of livingTypical home $95K, 1.1 years of the Kansas City metro’s $83K median household incomeA+Open →HealthCarroll County Memorial Hospital 21.9 miles awayDOpen →Jobs & income$56K median household incomeC−Open →SchoolsB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.3 of 20; 6.6% of households have no car; 0.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 45% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0 miles of trailsDOpen →HistoryB−Open →Civic life3.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 46.7; 16% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Davis Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Davis Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerFarmers Electric Coop13.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBraymer PWS5 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers81% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Davis Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBraymer C-4 School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Missouri you can register online until 27 days before Election Day, in person until 27 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 27 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereCaldwellCaldwell County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP code6462464624 99%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Davis Township.

HealthD

Residents of Davis Township are less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns

For adults in Davis Township, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 25%. This Missouri town beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. A fifth of adults smoke cigarettes in the town, above both the Missouri town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%).

12%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
Davis TownshipMissouri townsU.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)36%30%25%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)42%37%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)20%17%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%12%12%
32 measures vs. Missouri
1 better17 too close to call14 worse
What stands outDavis TownshipMO
More adults treating high blood pressure81%77.2%
More adults with COPD11.4%8%
Carroll County Memorial Hospital
21.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageDavis Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby21.9 miles to an ER · Carroll County Memorial HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than MO on 1 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

SchoolsB+

Public schools in Davis Township beat 74% of Missouri districts

Its two schools are below. Public schools: the Braymer C-4 school district. The 2 public schools in Davis Township teach 281 students between them.

74%of MO districts it outscoresB+School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Braymer Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6Grades PK–6148B
Braymer HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12Grades 7–12133B+
Full pageDavis Township’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsBRAYMER C-4Vs. the neighbors4 bordering townsEvery school2 schools · Braymer Elem.Questions“Are Davis Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−

With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Davis Township work out of town

Since 2013, Davis Township has lost 104 jobs, to 177 in 2023. Just 8% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The mean commuting time for Davis Township comes to 30 minutes. The top destinations are Kansas City (12%), Braymer (7%) and Hamilton (7%).

8%work in town
Davis TownshipMissouri townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work30 minutes22 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$56,000$62,000$80,000
Below the poverty line9.6%14%9.6%
Working residents who work in town7.6%13%8%

Where working residents work

In Davis Township8%
Kansas City12%
Braymer7%
Hamilton7%
Chillicothe6%
41 mi
median commute distance
177
jobs based in Davis Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns
Full pageDavis Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here177 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work8% work in Davis TownshipCommute times30 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 41 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Davis Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

A winter brings about 14 inches of snow, with January nights at 19° and July afternoons at 88°.

14″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–40°
Spring42–64°
Summer65–86°
Fall44–66°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageDavis Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 88°, January lows 19°Rain & snow14″ of snow a winter · 40 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+0.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−

Davis Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Compared with 55% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Davis Township is lower. FEMA puts 43% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to cold waves.

45risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
45Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
Full pageDavis Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters20 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsD

0% of Davis Township is conserved land

0.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,641 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Tait Memorial Park—24
Full pageDavis Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map0.4 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk24 acres · Tait Memorial ParkConserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Davis Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Davis Township

17pages on Davis Township
The big questions
SchoolsB+Beat 74% of MO districts · 2 schoolsHealthDBetter than MO on 1 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingA+Work & commuteC−$56K median household income · 177 jobs hereNatural hazardsB−FEMA risk higher than 45% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsD0 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions33 nearby · Battle of Lexington State Historic Site 27 miLibraryA−Caldwell County LibraryColleges
The story
Town Hall & politicsClimate88° summer highs · 14″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Davis Township; the nearest are

North Central Missouri CollegeCommunity college · Public · Trenton36.5 mi$5,370 in-state tuitionMissouri Western State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Saint Joseph53.1 mi$10,306 in-state tuition

About 4 of every 100 Davis Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A shrinking town

Davis Township has shrunk 9% since 2010

1,219 counted in 2010 and 1,083 in 2020; an estimated 1,102 in 2025.

1,2192010
1,0832020
1,1022025 est.

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025

About Davis Township

Township in the US state of Missouri

Davis Township is one of twelve townships in Caldwell County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area with the USA. At the 2000 census, its population was 1,296.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
761 ft

Questions about Davis Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Davis Township, MO a good place to live?

Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.

Is Davis 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+.