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%

Barnard$410/mo

Typical home $69K (Census) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $377/mo · Housing →

Bolckow$1,840/mo

Typical home $308K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $550/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,430 a month, about $17,100 a year, between Bolckow and Barnard.

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

BarnardBolckow

Snow a year19″19″

January low15°F 15°F

July high86°F 86°F

Growing season (days)184d 184d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th 67th

Outdoors & history

BarnardBolckow

Settled1870 1868

National Register places1 —

Archive photos3 2

Famous people born here1 —

Community

BarnardBolckow

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

4 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BarnardBolckow

Barnard ↔ Bolckow4.2 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

BarnardBolckow

People

Population 186Lowest 197Highest

Median age 54.7±13.3Highest 40% above MO 54.1±9Lowest 39% above MO

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

Kids under 18 12.9%±11Lowest MO: 22.3% 17.3%±10.1Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 40.9%±27.8Highest MO: 17.9% 24.4%±10.3Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.6%Lowest MO: 32.4% 15.3%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±6.8Lowest MO: 5.7% 1.5%±6.6Highest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $26,033±$8kLowest 63% below MO $48,750±$35kHighest 31% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $69,400±$30kLowest 70% below MO $86,100±$9kHighest 63% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $377±$12Lowest 64% below MO $550±$462Highest 47% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $554Lowest 72% below MO $757Highest 61% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 7.1%±40.6Lowest MO: 45.6% 8.3%±87.2Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 10.8%Lowest MO: 12.6% 19.3%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 63.5%Highest MO: 68.1% 62.2%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1950Lowest 28 yrs older than MO 1953Highest 25 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 9% below MO 30 minHighest 27% above MO

Work from home 5.1%±6.1Lowest MO: 13% 9.2%±9.7Highest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 23.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.11Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Maryville (43%)St. Joseph (44%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BolckowFew work in Barnard

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 185Highest 77.6Lowest

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.

Barnard vs Bolckow

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,430 more a month in Bolckow

What daily life feels like in each

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