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Armstrong vs Novinger

67 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.5× in Armstrong) and jobs per worker (5.9× in Novinger).

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Armstrong, MOA small town of 416Missouri · 416 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.

ArmstrongA small town of 416
Quiet strengthsArmstrong doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Armstrong →
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.

Property tax bill2.5×
Tax bills are bigger in Armstrong
Armstrong $1,054Novinger $424
Jobs per worker5.9×
Novinger is more of a job hub
Novinger 0.53Armstrong 0.09
Street grid2.7×
Novinger has the more walkable street grid
Novinger 103Armstrong 37.9
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $530 more a month in Armstrong

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.

Armstrong$1,580/mo
Typical home $234K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.83% · or rent about $913/mo · Housing →
Novinger$1,050/mo
Typical home $179K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,400 a year, between Armstrong and Novinger.

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
–ArmstrongNot 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
ArmstrongNovinger
Snow a year15″19″
January low19°F15°F
July high87°F86°F
Growing season (days)195d179d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th73rd
Outdoors & history
ArmstrongNovinger
Settled1878—
Archive photos17
Famous people born here2—
Community
ArmstrongNovinger
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

67 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ArmstrongMONovingerMO
Armstrong ↔ Novinger67 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.

ArmstrongNovinger
People
Population 416Lowest 423Highest
Median age 31.8±7.1Highest 18% below MO 31.5±11.9Lowest 19% below MO
Armstrong and Novinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 37.7%±5.7Highest MO: 22.3% 33.6%±7.8Lowest MO: 22.3%
Armstrong and Novinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.4%±4.4Lowest MO: 17.9% 19.1%±5.3Highest MO: 17.9%
Novinger and Armstrong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.5%Highest MO: 32.4% 3.6%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±2.6Lowest MO: 5.7% 5.7%±6.3Highest MO: 5.7%
Novinger and Armstrong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $59,063±$17kHighest 16% below MO $53,125±$21kLowest 25% below MO
Armstrong and Novinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $57,500±$49kLowest 75% below MO $57,700±$26kHighest 75% below MO
Novinger and Armstrong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $913±$94 12% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,054Highest 46% below MO $424Lowest 78% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 18.5%±64.1Highest MO: 45.6%
Novinger and Armstrong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.3%Lowest MO: 12.6% 24.6%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.3%Highest MO: 68.1% 78.6%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Highest 21 yrs older than MO 1948Lowest 30 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 19% above MO 29 minHighest 25% above MO
Work from home 0%±6.6Lowest MO: 13% 3.6%±5.1Highest MO: 13%
Novinger and Armstrong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.53Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Glasgow (17%)Kirksville (42%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NovingerFew work in Armstrong
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 37.9Lowest 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
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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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