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Bellflower vs Everton

172 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.2× in Everton) and average commute (6 min in Everton).

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Bellflower, MOA small town of 238Missouri · 238 people
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Everton, MOA small town of 223Missouri · 223 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.

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 →
EvertonA small town of 223
Quiet strengthsEverton doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Everton →
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 worker3.2×
Everton is more of a job hub
Everton 0.41Bellflower 0.13
Average commute6 min
Everton has the shorter commute
Bellflower 36 minEverton 30 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,200 more a month in Everton

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.

Bellflower$370/mo
Typical home $62K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $907/mo · Housing →
Everton$1,570/mo
Typical home $261K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $738/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,200 a month, about $14,400 a year, between Everton 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 C+EvertonBetter than 42% 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
BellflowerEverton
Snow a year—9″
January low—24°F
July high—91°F
Growing season (days)—196d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd57th
Outdoors & history
BellflowerEverton
Archive photos—1
Community
BellflowerEverton
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

172 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BellflowerMOEvertonMO
Bellflower ↔ Everton172 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.

BellflowerEverton
People
Population 238Highest 223Lowest
Median age 41.5±9.7Lowest 6% above MO 44.8±21.5Highest 15% above MO
Everton and Bellflower are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.6%±5.6Highest MO: 22.3% 13.9%±8.1Lowest MO: 22.3%
Bellflower and Everton 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% 28.7%±8.9Highest MO: 17.9%
Everton 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% 4.8%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±2.8Lowest MO: 5.7% 4.9%±8.5Highest MO: 5.7%
Everton and Bellflower are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,313±$22kHighest 36% below MO $37,667±$6kLowest 47% below MO
Bellflower and Everton 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 $69,500±$46kHighest 70% below MO
Everton 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 $738±$511Lowest 29% below MO
Bellflower and Everton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $567Lowest 71% below MO $638Highest 67% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±36.8Lowest MO: 45.6% 45.5%±55Highest MO: 45.6%
Everton and Bellflower 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% 18.4%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.2%Highest MO: 68.1% 60.6%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 9 yrs older than MO 1972Highest 6 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 52% above MO 30 minLowest 29% above MO
Work from home 4.9%±6.2Highest MO: 13% 3.8%±7.6Lowest MO: 13%
Bellflower and Everton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miHighest 25.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.41Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Jonesburg (14%)Springfield (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EvertonFew 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 133Highest
Schools
School district —EVERTON R-III
High school in town —Everton High
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.3
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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