New Home TownshipMO
A town of 203, platted in 1869.
Is New Home Township a good place to live?
New Home Township’s average trip to work is 55 minutes, above both Missouri’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 1 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a higher median age than New Home Township. New Home Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
203 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to New Home Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Home 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 New Home Township.
New Home Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave New Home Township for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Butler (12%), Harrisonville (8%) and Kansas City (6%). Half commute less than 47 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Missouri overall
New Home Township sits against 22% in Missouri’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns on this measure. Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 49% of residents (37% statewide). New Home Township has grown 3% since 2020, to 203 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 38% and 66% women
The Census survey reached too few of New Home Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.1 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| New Home Township | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.3% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 21.2% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.3% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.6% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 37.1% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.3% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 28.8% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 8.1% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.6% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.2% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.4% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.8% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in New Home Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
New Home Township has four seasons and hot summers
New Home Township has chilly winters and warm summers. New Home Township’s July high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy New Home Township is
New Home Township beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in New Home Township.
| New Home 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) | 27% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | New Home Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.9% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.1% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.5% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
New Home Township has set aside 1.1% of its land for conservation
5.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in New Home Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| New Home Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about New Home Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of New Home Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 New Home Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
100% of working residents leave New Home Township for work
Where New Home Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About New Home Township
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
New Home is an unincorporated community in Bates County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
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Questions about New Home Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Home Township, MO a good place to live?
New Home Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.