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Amoret vs Roscoe

46 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (5× in Amoret) and conserved land (+54.7 pts in Roscoe).

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Amoret, MOA small town of 120Missouri · 120 people

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Roscoe, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 101 people

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 →

RoscoeKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 7%of MO districts All about Roscoe →

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.

Amoret has the more walkable street grid

Amoret 103Roscoe 20.7

Conserved land+54.7 pts

Roscoe has more conserved land

Roscoe 54.7%Amoret 0%

Average commute26 min

Roscoe has the shorter commute

Amoret 49 minRoscoe 24 min

Typical home built29 yrs

Roscoe’s homes are older

Amoret 1967Roscoe 1938

Property tax bill+20%

Tax bills are bigger in Roscoe

Roscoe $462Amoret $385

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Amoret$370/mo

Typical home $65K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $685/mo · Housing →

Roscoe$410/mo

Typical home $71K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

–AmoretNot graded DRoscoeBetter than 7% of districts in the state

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

AmoretRoscoe

Snow a year10″10″

January low20°F 21°F

July high90°F 90°F

Growing season (days)192d 189d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th 77th

Outdoors & history

AmoretRoscoe

Settled1890 —

Community

AmoretRoscoe

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

46 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AmoretMO RoscoeMO

Amoret ↔ Roscoe46 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.

Only big differences vs Missouri average

AmoretRoscoe

People

Population 120Highest 101Lowest

Median age 33.3±11.1Lowest 15% below MO 34.8±22.8Highest 11% below MO

Roscoe and Amoret 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% 37.6%±31.9Highest MO: 22.3%

Roscoe 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% 23.8%±19.6Highest MO: 17.9%

Roscoe 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% 6.6%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±10.3Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±16.8Lowest MO: 5.7%

Amoret and Roscoe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $41,750±$22kLowest 41% below MO $43,611±$15kHighest 38% below MO

Roscoe and Amoret 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 $71,300±$67kHighest 69% below MO

Roscoe and Amoret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $685±$423 34% below MO —

Property taxmedian, yearly $385Lowest 80% below MO $462Highest 76% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 100%±100Highest MO: 45.6%

Roscoe and Amoret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 23.3%Highest MO: 12.6% 12.9%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 76.7%Lowest MO: 68.1% 80.6%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 11 yrs older than MO 1938Lowest 40 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% 0%±54.5Lowest MO: 13%

Amoret and Roscoe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miLowest 41.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Highest 0.00Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Butler (9%)Bolivar (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RoscoeFew work in Amoret

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 54.7%Highest

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 103Highest 20.7Lowest

Schools

School district —ROSCOE C-1

High school in town —None in town

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Amoret neighborsTown Square →

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Roscoe neighborsTown Square →

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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.