Sherrill TownshipMO
A town of 5,574, settled in 1873.
Is Sherrill Township a good place to live?
Sherrill Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $121K for a typical one, or 2.4 years of the county’s $50K median household income. It grades C− overall, ranked 192nd of 247 in Missouri. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $47K, and 26% of residents live below the poverty line, and residents are less healthy than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Sherrill Township, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 22 of Missouri’s 390 towns score lower on civic life. The biggest place to walk is George O. White State Forest Nursery, 764 acres with 7.5 miles of trail.
How Sherrill Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Sherrill Township is from typical.
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Moving to Sherrill Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sherrill Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sherrill Township.
Sherrill Township trades workers with Licking and other neighbors, but it has poverty well above the Missouri rate.
Sherrill Township’s grade for health is a D−
25% of adults smoke cigarettes in Sherrill Township. Sherrill Township beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21. 30% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Sherrill Township.
| Sherrill Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 22% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sherrill Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 23.1% | 13.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.6% | 15.8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 14.4% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Sherrill Township’s public schools outperform 61% of Missouri districts
Its public schools are run by the Licking R-Viii school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Licking High, with 397 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licking Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 416 | C+ |
| Licking HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 397 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
In Sherrill Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Sherrill Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 23° and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in five working residents works right in Sherrill Township
Sherrill Township has about as many jobs (1,104) as working residents, but only 231 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Sherrill Township for work: only 19% work in town. The average trip to work in Sherrill Township is 28 minutes. Jobs based in Sherrill Township fell to 1,104 in 2023, 178 fewer than in 2013.
| Sherrill Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Sherrill Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. George O. White State Forest Nursery | 7.5 mi | 764 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moderate risk in Sherrill Township, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Sherrill Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sherrill Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Sherrill Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Sherrill Township
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Sherrill is an unincorporated community in northern Texas County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately six miles north of Licking and is located just west of U.S. Route 63. Sherrill Creek flows past the north side of the community. The community of Beulah lies about 2.5 miles northwest on Sherrill Creek in Phelps County. A post office called Sherrill was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1969. The community takes its name from Sherrill Township.
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Sherrill Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Sherrill Township.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrill Township | #192 | C− | B+ | — | B | D− |
| Lynch Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | D− |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A | — | B− | D |
| Boone Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lynch Township and Jackson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sherrill Township, Lynch Township and Jackson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Boone Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sherrill Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Sherrill Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sherrill Township, MO a good place to live?
Sherrill Township grades C− overall, better than 19% of U.S. towns and #192 of 247 in Missouri. It grades D− for health and B for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Sherrill 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 B+.