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Bellflower vs Cooter

221 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.2× in Cooter) and average commute (15 min in Cooter).

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Bellflower, MOA small town of 238Missouri · 238 people

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Cooter, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 285 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.

BellflowerA small town of 238

Quiet strengthsBellflower doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Bellflower →

CooterKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 34%of MO districts All about Cooter →

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.

Jobs per worker5.2×

Cooter is more of a job hub

Cooter 0.68Bellflower 0.13

Average commute15 min

Cooter has the shorter commute

Bellflower 36 minCooter 21 min

★ What stands out · 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%

Bellflower$370/mo

Typical home $62K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $907/mo · Housing →

Cooter$440/mo

Typical home $74K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $663/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Cooter and Bellflower.

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

–BellflowerNot graded CCooterBetter than 34% 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

BellflowerCooter

Snow a year—3″

January low—30°F

July high—90°F

Growing season (days)—240d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd 94th

Outdoors & history

BellflowerCooter

Settled—1854

Archive photos—3

Community

BellflowerCooter

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

221 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BellflowerMO CooterMO

Bellflower ↔ Cooter221 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

BellflowerCooter

People

Population 238Lowest 285Highest

Median age 41.5±9.7Lowest 6% above MO 42.6±12.4Highest 9% above MO

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

Kids under 18 20.6%±5.6Lowest MO: 22.3% 26%±9.1Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 13.4%±10.5Lowest MO: 17.9% 17.5%±12.7Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.4%Lowest MO: 32.4% 6.9%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±2.8Highest MO: 5.7% 0.4%±4.3Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $45,313±$22kLowest 36% below MO $46,250±$18kHighest 35% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $61,700±$17kLowest 73% below MO $73,900±$39kHighest 68% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $907±$364Highest 12% below MO $663±$88Lowest 36% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $567Lowest 71% below MO $620Highest 68% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±36.8Highest MO: 45.6% 6.8%±40.6Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 40.3%Highest MO: 12.6% 18.6%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 61.2%Lowest MO: 68.1% 65%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 9 yrs older than MO 1973Highest 5 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 52% above MO 21 minLowest 12% below MO

Work from home 4.9%±6.2Highest MO: 13% 0.8%±1.6Lowest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.9% 0.9%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.68Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Jonesburg (14%)Blytheville (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CooterFew work in Bellflower

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 113Lowest 116Highest

Schools

School district —COOTER R-IV

High school in town —Cooter High

Students per teacherat that high school — 13.6

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.

Bellflower neighborsTown Square →

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Cooter neighborsTown Square →

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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.