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%

Arcadia$1,160/mo

Typical home $203K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $346/mo · Housing →

Perry$1,460/mo

Typical home $247K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $550/mo · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,700 a year, between Perry and Arcadia.

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

ArcadiaPerry

Snow a year9″—

January low21°F —

July high88°F —

Growing season (days)174d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th 54th

Outdoors & history

ArcadiaPerry

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—0%

Settled1849 1866

National Register places1 —

Archive photos6 1

Famous people born here—1

Community

ArcadiaPerry

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

139 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ArcadiaMO PerryMO

Arcadia ↔ Perry139 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

ArcadiaPerry

People

Population 586Lowest 640Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.6%Highest MO: +2.8% -4%Lowest MO: +2.8%

Median age 47.4±6.7Highest 22% above MO 45.3±15.2Lowest 16% above MO

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

Kids under 18 21.3%±5.8Highest MO: 22.3% 8.9%±2.9Lowest MO: 22.3%

Age 65+ 29.4%±5Highest MO: 17.9% 24.1%±3.4Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.9%Highest MO: 32.4% 16.2%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±2.3Lowest MO: 5.7% 5.9%±7.4Highest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $48,750±$27kLowest 31% below MO $50,795±$10kHighest 28% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $154,800±$39kHighest 33% below MO $112,100±$9kLowest 51% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $346±$179Lowest 67% below MO $550±$171Highest 47% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $858Lowest 56% below MO $898Highest 54% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.5%±26Lowest MO: 45.6% 46.9%±27.1Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 25%Highest MO: 12.6% 17.6%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 75.5%Highest MO: 68.1% 69.5%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 9 yrs older than MO 1964Lowest 14 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 6% above MO 26 minHighest 12% above MO

Work from home 16.4%±10.2Highest MO: 13% 7.3%±5.8Lowest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.5%Highest 1.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miLowest 26.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Highest 0.23Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Ironton (14%)Hannibal (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PerryFew work in Arcadia

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7%Highest 0%Lowest

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 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 61.0Highest 56.2Lowest

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.

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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.

Arcadia vs Perry

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $310 more a month in Perry

What daily life feels like in each

139 miles apart

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