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Amoret vs Chula

130 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.2× in Chula) and average commute (26 min in Chula).

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Amoret, MOA small town of 120Missouri · 120 people
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Chula, MOHomes around $202KMissouri · 159 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.

AmoretA small town of 120
Quiet strengthsAmoret doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Amoret →
ChulaHomes around $202K
Housing$202K typical home25% below the MO typical home All about Chula →
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.

Jobs per worker5.2×
Chula is more of a job hub
Chula 0.31Amoret 0.06
Average commute26 min
Chula has the shorter commute
Amoret 49 minChula 24 min
Property tax bill+82%
Tax bills are bigger in Chula
Chula $700Amoret $385
Street grid+71%
Chula has the more walkable street grid
Chula 176Amoret 103
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $840 more a month in Chula

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.

Amoret$370/mo
Typical home $65K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $685/mo · Housing →
Chula$1,210/mo
Typical home $202K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $581/mo · Housing →

The difference: $840 a month, about $10,100 a year, between Chula and Amoret.

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.

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
AmoretChula
Snow a year10″14″
January low20°F16°F
July high90°F87°F
Growing season (days)192d187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th44th
Outdoors & history
AmoretChula
Settled1890—
Community
AmoretChula
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

130 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AmoretMOChulaMO
Amoret ↔ Chula130 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.

AmoretChula
People
Population 120Lowest 159Highest
Median age 33.3±11.1Highest 15% below MO 32.8±12.2Lowest 16% below MO
Amoret and Chula are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.3%±20Lowest MO: 22.3% 28.9%±8.8Highest MO: 22.3%
Chula and Amoret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.3%±24.9Lowest MO: 17.9% 15.7%±16.4Highest MO: 17.9%
Chula and Amoret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 2.6%Lowest MO: 32.4% 6.4%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±10.3Lowest MO: 5.7% 4.4%±4Highest MO: 5.7%
Chula and Amoret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $41,750±$22kHighest 41% below MO $40,625±$12kLowest 43% below MO
Amoret and Chula are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $65,000±$5kLowest 72% below MO $76,300±$11kHighest 67% below MO
Chula and Amoret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $685±$423Highest 34% below MO $581±$28Lowest 44% below MO
Amoret and Chula are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $385Lowest 80% below MO $700Highest 64% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MO: 45.6% 0%±100 MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 23.3%Lowest MO: 12.6% 27%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.7%Lowest MO: 68.1% 82.1%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 11 yrs older than MO 1958Lowest 20 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 49 minHighest 110% above MO 24 minLowest about the MO average
Work from home 7%±7.7Highest MO: 13% 1.6%±3.2Lowest MO: 13%
Amoret and Chula are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miLowest 70.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Butler (9%)Chillicothe (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ChulaFew work in Amoret
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 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 103Lowest 176Highest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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