Deer Creek TownshipMO
A town of 2,464.
Is Deer Creek Township a good place to live?
Deer Creek Township’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a C for incomes. Deer Creek Township’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, above both the Missouri town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 8 of Missouri’s 419 towns score higher on cost of living. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns. Deer Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
89% of working residents leave Deer Creek Township for work
Where Deer Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Deer Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Deer Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Deer Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Deer Creek Township, and how to reach them.
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 Deer Creek Township.
Deer Creek Township has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Deer Creek Township for work: only 11% work in town. Jobs based in Deer Creek Township grew to 503 in 2023, 75 more than in 2013. 9.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Deer Creek Township, below Missouri’s towns (14%) and close to U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Deer Creek Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 9.1% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 13% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Deer Creek Township’s schools rank behind 53% of Missouri districts
Its public schools are run by Adrian R-III. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Adrian SR. High, with 375 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 314 | B |
| Adrian SR. HighLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 375 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Deer Creek Township is less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns
Deer Creek Township beats the Missouri average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of Deer Creek Township adults feel lonely.
| Deer Creek Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Deer Creek Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.3% | 9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 13.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Deer Creek Township has four seasons and hot summers
Deer Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Deer Creek Township is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Deer Creek Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0% of Deer Creek Township
1.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Deer Creek Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Deer Creek Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Deer Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Deer Creek Township
Township in the US state of Missouri
Deer Creek Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,162. The township was named for a nearby creek of the same name where deer were abundant.
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- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 846 ft
Deer Creek Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Deer Creek Township.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C |
| Grand River Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Boone Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mound Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Archie | — | — | A | — | B+ | B− |
| Elkhart Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Deer Creek Township and Archie have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Deer Creek Township and Archie report no FBI crime data of their own. Grand River Township, East Boone Township, Mound Township and Elkhart Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Deer Creek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Deer Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Deer Creek 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+.