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%

Avilla$510/mo

Typical home $85K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · Housing →

Ritchey$330/mo

Typical home $56K (Census) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $925/mo · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Avilla and Ritchey.

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

CAvillaBetter than 31% of districts in the state –RitcheyNot graded

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

AvillaRitchey

Snow a year13″6″

January low22°F —

July high90°F —

Growing season (days)198d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd 71st

Outdoors & history

AvillaRitchey

Settled1858 —

National Register places1 —

Archive photos3 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

AvillaRitchey

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

18 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AvillaRitchey

Avilla ↔ Ritchey18 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

AvillaRitchey

People

Population 70Highest 62Lowest

Median age 33.5±12.9Highest 14% below MO 32.5±28.5Lowest 17% below MO

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

Kids under 18 42.9%±32.7Highest MO: 22.3% 25.8%±41.3Lowest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 2.9%±57.1Lowest MO: 17.9% 22.6%±42.6Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest MO: 32.4% 7.1%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±24.2Lowest MO: 5.7% 3.2%±19.8Highest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $85,000±$64kHighest 63% below MO $56,300±$20kLowest 76% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $925±$494 10% below MO

Property taxmedian, yearly $720Highest 63% below MO $425Lowest 78% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 66.7%±100Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 7.1%Lowest MO: 12.6% 32.3%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78.3%Highest MO: 68.1% 76%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 7 yrs older than MO 1959Lowest 19 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 20% above MO 23 minLowest 4% below MO

Work from home 0%±31.6 MO: 13% 0%±48 MO: 13%

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.63Highest 0.00Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Carthage (28%)Joplin (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RitcheyFew work in Avilla

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi —

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 108Lowest 224Highest

Schools

School district AVILLA R-XIII—

High school in town None in town—

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.

Avilla vs Ritchey

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Avilla

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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