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Amazonia vs Corder

86 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+39% in Corder) and jobs per worker (+82% in Amazonia).

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Amazonia, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 286 people
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Corder, MOHomes around $191KMissouri · 442 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AmazoniaKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 67%of MO districts Housing$215K typical home20% below the MO typical home All about Amazonia →
CorderHomes around $191K
Housing$191K typical home29% below the MO typical home All about Corder →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Property tax bill+39%
Tax bills are bigger in Corder
Corder $992Amazonia $714
Jobs per worker+82%
Amazonia is more of a job hub
Amazonia 0.20Corder 0.11
Typical home built12 yrs
Corder’s homes are older
Amazonia 1965Corder 1953
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Amazonia$1,280/mo
Typical home $215K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.86% · Housing →
Corder$1,190/mo
Typical home $191K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $800/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Amazonia and Corder.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Missouri ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
B+AmazoniaBetter than 67% of districts in the state –CorderNot graded
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AmazoniaCorder
Snow a year21″14″
January low17°F18°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)182d195d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th30th
Outdoors & history
AmazoniaCorder
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled1857—
Archive photos31
Famous people born here—1
Community
AmazoniaCorder
Library hours a week—30 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

86 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AmazoniaMOCorderMO
Amazonia ↔ Corder86 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AmazoniaCorder
People
Population 286Lowest 442Highest
Median age 30.5±6.7Lowest 22% below MO 31.5±17.2Highest 19% below MO
Corder and Amazonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.5%±5.2Lowest MO: 22.3% 36%±8.1Highest MO: 22.3%
Corder and Amazonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.4%±9.8Lowest MO: 17.9% 16.5%±10.1Highest MO: 17.9%
Corder and Amazonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.7%Lowest MO: 32.4% 10.3%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±5.4Highest MO: 5.7% 1.6%±3.9Lowest MO: 5.7%
Amazonia and Corder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $79,500±$27kLowest 12% above MO $91,250±$31kHighest 29% above MO
Corder and Amazonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $82,700±$13kLowest 64% below MO $83,100±$28kHighest 64% below MO
Corder and Amazonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $800±$305 23% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $714Lowest 63% below MO $992Highest 49% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 25%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Amazonia and Corder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.9%Lowest MO: 12.6% 12.4%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.6%Lowest MO: 68.1% 90.3%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Highest 13 yrs older than MO 1953Lowest 25 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 21% above MO 29 minHighest 21% above MO
Work from home 4.2%±5.9Lowest MO: 13% 10.2%±9.9Highest MO: 13%
Corder and Amazonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 34.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Joseph (48%)Kansas City (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CorderFew work in Amazonia
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 98.6Lowest 107Highest
Schools
School district SAVANNAH R-III—
High school in town None in town—
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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