Duck Creek TownshipMO
A town of 3,016. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
Is Duck Creek Township a good place to live?
Duck Creek Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $152K for a typical one, or 2.6 years of the county’s $58K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 129th of 247 in Missouri. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 82% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 76% of Missouri towns. 16% of the land in Duck Creek Township is conserved, where Missouri’s towns sit at 2.1% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Mingo National Wildlife Refuge, at 11,927 acres with 6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns.
What makes Duck Creek Township stand out
Where Duck Creek Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Duck Creek Township has shrunk 14% since 2010
3,492 counted in 2010 and 3,045 in 2020; an estimated 3,016 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Duck Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Duck Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Duck Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Duck 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 Duck Creek Township.
Duck Creek Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and draws workers from Dexter and beyond.
About one in four working residents works right in Duck Creek Township
1,696 jobs are based in Duck Creek Township, 1.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 1,155 in 2013 to 1,696.
About one in 4 of Duck Creek Township’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Duck Creek Township has added 541 jobs, to 1,696 in 2023. At $51,000, Duck Creek Township’s median household income is against $62,000 in Missouri’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
| Duck Creek Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 25% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For schools, Duck Creek Township earns an A−
Its A− for schools comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $152K.
Its public schools are run by the Puxico R-Viii school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puxico Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 308 | B |
| Puxico HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 191 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Duck Creek Township has set aside 16.3% of its land for conservation
99 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Duck Creek Township is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mingo National Wildlife Refuge | 6 mi | 11,927 |
| 2. Mingo Wilderness | 0.9 mi | 2,576 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For health, Duck Creek Township earns a D
22% of adults smoke cigarettes in Duck Creek Township. Duck Creek Township beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Duck Creek Township.
| Duck Creek Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Duck Creek Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.7% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.8% | 15.8% |
| More smokers | 22.3% | 16% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Earthquakes leads a very high hazard risk in Duck Creek Township
Since 1997, 31 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Duck Creek Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Duck Creek Township, expect four seasons and hot summers
Duck Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Duck Creek Township’s July high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Duck Creek Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Duck Creek Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Duck Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Every workday, about 1,415 people come to Duck Creek Township for work
Where Duck Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Duck Creek Township
Township in the US state of Missouri
Duck Creek Township is a township in Stoddard County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Duck Creek Township was erected in 1850, taking its name from Duck Creek.
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Duck Creek Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Duck Creek Township.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Creek Township | #129 | C+ | A | — | A− | D |
| Liberty Township | #116 | B− | A− | — | A− | D |
| New Lisbon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fisk | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castor Township | #120 | B− | A | — | A− | D |
Duck Creek Township, Liberty Township and Castor Township report no FBI crime data of their own. New Lisbon Township and Fisk aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Duck Creek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Duck Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Duck Creek Township, MO a good place to live?
Duck Creek Township grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #129 of 247 in Missouri. It grades D for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Duck 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.