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Arbyrd vs Novinger

318 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.6× in Novinger) and jobs per worker (2.3× in Novinger).

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Arbyrd, MOHomes around $60KMissouri · 432 people
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Novinger, MOHomes around $179KMissouri · 423 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.

ArbyrdHomes around $60K
Housing$60K typical home78% below the MO typical home All about Arbyrd →
NovingerHomes around $179K
Housing$179K typical home33% below the MO typical home SchoolsBetter than 33%of MO districts All about Novinger →
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 grid2.6×
Novinger has the more walkable street grid
Novinger 103Arbyrd 40.0
Jobs per worker2.3×
Novinger is more of a job hub
Novinger 0.53Arbyrd 0.23
Average commute8 min
Arbyrd has the shorter commute
Novinger 29 minArbyrd 21 min
Typical home built13 yrs
Novinger’s homes are older
Arbyrd 1961Novinger 1948
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $700 more a month in Novinger

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.

Arbyrd$350/mo
Typical home $60K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $618/mo · Housing →
Novinger$1,050/mo
Typical home $179K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →

The difference: $700 a month, about $8,400 a year, between Novinger and Arbyrd.

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
–ArbyrdNot graded CNovingerBetter than 33% 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
ArbyrdNovinger
Snow a year4″19″
January low—15°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—179d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd73rd
Outdoors & history
ArbyrdNovinger
Settled1919—
Archive photos57
Community
ArbyrdNovinger
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

318 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ArbyrdMONovingerMO
Arbyrd ↔ Novinger318 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.

ArbyrdNovinger
People
Population 432Highest 423Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -20.6% MO: +2.8% —
Median age 28.1±4.9Lowest 28% below MO 31.5±11.9Highest 19% below MO
Novinger and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.6%±8.4Lowest MO: 22.3% 33.6%±7.8Highest MO: 22.3%
Novinger and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.5%±4.8Lowest MO: 17.9% 19.1%±5.3Highest MO: 17.9%
Novinger and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7%Highest MO: 32.4% 3.6%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±3.2Lowest MO: 5.7% 5.7%±6.3Highest MO: 5.7%
Novinger and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $37,000±$18kLowest 48% below MO $53,125±$21kHighest 25% below MO
Novinger and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $46,800±$12kLowest 80% below MO $57,700±$26kHighest 75% below MO
Novinger and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $618±$28 40% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $372Lowest 81% below MO $424Highest 78% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21.9%±39.3Highest MO: 45.6% 18.5%±64.1Lowest MO: 45.6%
Arbyrd and Novinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 27.1%Highest MO: 12.6% 24.6%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.1%Lowest MO: 68.1% 78.6%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Highest 17 yrs older than MO 1948Lowest 30 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 11% below MO 29 minHighest 25% above MO
Work from home 0%±7.2Lowest MO: 13% 3.6%±5.1Highest MO: 13%
Novinger and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.3%Lowest 3.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.53Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Paragould (25%)Kirksville (42%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NovingerFew work in Arbyrd
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 40.0Lowest 103Highest
Schools
School district —ADAIR CO. R-I
High school in town —Adair Co. High
Students per teacherat that high school — 8.9
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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