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Arnold vs Gladstone

232 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.1× in Arnold) and property tax bill (+43% in Gladstone).

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Arnold, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 20,956 people

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Gladstone, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 27,207 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.

ArnoldAn outdoors town

Outdoors#12 most conserved land in MO6.5 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Health54% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Arnold →

GladstoneAn outdoors town

Outdoors#35 most walkable in MO2.1 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves Schools#102 for schools in MOof 226 towns Health57% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Gladstone →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Arnold has more miles of trail

Arnold 6.5 miGladstone 2.1 mi

Property tax bill+43%

Tax bills are bigger in Gladstone

Gladstone $2,477Arnold $1,729

Work from home+6.6 pts

More people work from home in Gladstone

Gladstone 14.7%Arnold 8.1%

Growth since 2010+6.3 pts

Gladstone has grown faster since 2010

Gladstone +6.5%Arnold +0.2%

Homeowners+11.4 pts renters

Gladstone has more renters

Arnold 79.8%Gladstone 68.4%

Street grid+55%

Gladstone has the more walkable street grid

Gladstone 109Arnold 70.4

★ What stands out · Report cards

Gladstone places higher on 13 of 22 MO lists

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.

Safety

–ArnoldNot graded CGladstoneSafer than 27% of U.S. towns

Schools

BArnoldBetter than 61% of districts in the state B+GladstoneBetter than 73% of districts in the state

Health

B−ArnoldHealthier than 46% of U.S. towns C+GladstoneHealthier than 43% of U.S. towns

8Arnold

13Gladstone

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 216 towns #151#53 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #140#63 Most trailsOutdoors · 151 towns #69#114 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #148#75 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 85 towns #20#43 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #105#35 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #218#156 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #149#102

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Arnold’s rankings →

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%

Arnold$1,630/mo

Typical home $276K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,112/mo · Housing →

Gladstone$1,660/mo

Typical home $271K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.07% · or rent about $1,088/mo · 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.

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

ArnoldGladstone

Snow a year10″18″

January low—20°F

July high—88°F

Growing season (days)—193d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th 35th

Outdoors & history

ArnoldGladstone

Trails7 mi 2 mi

Conserved land10%4.5%

National Register places—1

Archive photos7 3

Famous people born here3 2

Community

ArnoldGladstone

Library hours a week60 hrs 69 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 1

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

232 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ArnoldMO GladstoneMO

Arnold ↔ Gladstone232 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

ArnoldGladstone

People

Population 20,956Lowest 27,207Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.2%Lowest MO: +2.8% +6.5%Highest MO: +2.8%

Median age 39.7±2.5Lowest about the MO average 41.9±1.8Highest 7% above MO

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

Kids under 18 20.7%±2.7Highest MO: 22.3% 20.5%±2Lowest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 19.5%±2.1Lowest MO: 17.9% 20.5%±1.9Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.4%Lowest MO: 32.4% 31.7%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±1.1Highest MO: 5.7% 2.9%±0.9Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $78,370±$7kLowest 11% above MO $79,271±$6kHighest 12% above MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $220,000±$9kLowest 4% below MO $231,500±$10kHighest about the MO average

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,112±$60Highest 8% above MO $1,088±$69Lowest 5% above MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,729Lowest 11% below MO $2,477Highest 27% above MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.2%±8.6Lowest MO: 45.6% 43.1%±7Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 8.2%Lowest MO: 12.6% 11%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 79.8%Highest MO: 68.1% 68.4%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 1 yr older than MO 1973Lowest 5 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 16% above MO 23 minLowest about the MO average

Work from home 8.1%±2Lowest MO: 13% 14.7%±2.8Highest MO: 13%

Work in townworking residents 7.4%Highest 4.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 9.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.97Highest 0.58Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town St. Louis (16%)Kansas City (42%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GladstoneFew work in Arnold

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 10%Highest 4.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 6.5 miHighest 2.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 13Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 70.4Lowest 109Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #149 of 226 in MO #102 of 226 in MO

School district FOX C-6DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICE · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74

High school in town Fox SR. HighSTAR School

Students per teacherat that high school 18.2 —

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.

Arnold neighborsTown Square →

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Gladstone neighborsTown Square →

T Weaver · 6d

Gladstone Commute Time

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Bordering Arnold

Imperial5,488 people · $229K homes

Towns like Arnold

Washington15,130 people · $232K homes

Raymore24,526 people · $339K homes

Smithville10,705 people · $291K homes

Jackson15,659 people · $240K homes

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.