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Anniston vs Mindenmines

293 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (11.6× in Anniston) and typical home built (24 yrs in Mindenmines).

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Anniston, MOA small town of 241Missouri · 241 people
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Mindenmines, MOA small town of 312Missouri · 312 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.

AnnistonA small town of 241
Quiet strengthsAnniston doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Anniston →
MindenminesA small town of 312
Quiet strengthsMindenmines doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mindenmines →
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.

Street grid11.6×
Anniston has the more walkable street grid
Anniston 126Mindenmines 10.9
Typical home built24 yrs
Mindenmines’s homes are older
Anniston 1978Mindenmines 1954
Conserved land+9 pts
Mindenmines has more conserved land
Mindenmines 9%Anniston 0%
Jobs per worker+54%
Mindenmines is more of a job hub
Mindenmines 0.37Anniston 0.24
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
AnnistonMindenmines
Snow a year3″10″
January low28°F24°F
July high91°F90°F
Growing season (days)225d203d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th76th
Outdoors & history
AnnistonMindenmines
Trails—4 mi
Conserved land—9%
Settled—1883
Archive photos7—
Community
AnnistonMindenmines
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

293 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AnnistonMOMindenminesMO
Anniston ↔ Mindenmines293 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.

AnnistonMindenmines
People
Population 241Lowest 312Highest
Median age 52.5±32.1Highest 35% above MO 51.6±8.1Lowest 32% above MO
Anniston and Mindenmines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.5%±12Highest MO: 22.3% 16.7%±10.1Lowest MO: 22.3%
Anniston and Mindenmines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32.8%±18.8Highest MO: 17.9% 31.1%±18.8Lowest MO: 17.9%
Anniston and Mindenmines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 2.4%Lowest MO: 32.4% 8.8%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7Lowest MO: 5.7% 6.1%±4.2Highest MO: 5.7%
Mindenmines and Anniston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $22,292±$13k 68% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $46,900±$14k 80% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $670±$493Highest 35% below MO $371±$278Lowest 64% below MO
Anniston and Mindenmines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 5%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Anniston and Mindenmines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17%Lowest MO: 12.6% 39.1%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.9%Highest MO: 68.1% 84.1%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest same as MO 1954Lowest 24 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 27% below MO 21 minHighest 11% below MO
Work from home 0%±17.9Lowest MO: 13% 11%±10.2Highest MO: 13%
Mindenmines and Anniston 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 17.8 miLowest 18.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Lowest 0.37Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sikeston (21%)Pittsburg (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MindenminesFew work in Anniston
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 4.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 126Highest 10.9Lowest
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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