Lynch TownshipMO
A town of 1,381.
Is Lynch Township a good place to live?
Lynch Township’s weakest subject grade is a D− for walkability. 20% of the land in Lynch Township is conserved, above both Missouri’s towns (2.1%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On history, just 35 of Missouri’s 419 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Paddy Creek Wilderness, at 262 acres. Lynch Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,381 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Lynch Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Lynch Township is from typical.
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Moving to Lynch Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lynch 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 Lynch Township.
On CDC estimates, Lynch Township is less healthy than 97% of U.S. towns
The share of adults in Lynch Township who report frequent physical distress: 19%. Nearly a quarter of Lynch Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Missouri town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%).
| Lynch Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lynch Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.8% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.1% | 15.8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 20.8% | 13.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lynch Township’s public schools outperform 50% of Missouri districts
Public schools: Success R-VI. Its one school is below. Lynch Township’s only public school teaches 111 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Success Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 111 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Most of Lynch Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
1.3% of Lynch Township working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 30, to 79. Its typical journey to work stands at 27 minutes. The top destinations are Houston (24%), Licking (7%) and Fort Leonard Wood (5%).
| Lynch Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Open space protected for good: 20.4% of Lynch Township
Trails total 40 miles in 1 park or preserve. Lynch Township’s density of trails comes in at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Paddy Creek Wilderness | — | 262 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Lynch Township, expect four seasons and hot summers
A winter brings about 11 inches of snow, with January nights at 23° and July afternoons at 88°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Lynch Township: cold waves
Compared with 52% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Lynch Township is higher. 36% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 21%. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 13 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Lynch Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lynch Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Lynch Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
99% of working residents leave Lynch Township for work
Where Lynch Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lynch Township
Township in Texas County, Missouri, U.S.
Lynch Township is a township in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Lynch Township was erected in 1854, taking its name from John Lynch, a pioneer citizen.
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Questions about Lynch Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lynch Township, MO expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.