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Berger vs Turney

173 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (13.8× in Turney) and average commute (12 min in Berger).

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Berger, MOA small town of 169Missouri · 169 people

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Turney, MOHomes around $413KMissouri · 108 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.

BergerA small town of 169

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

All about Berger →

TurneyHomes around $413K

Housing$413K typical home54% above the MO typical home All about Turney →

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 worker13.8×

Turney is more of a job hub

Turney 0.55Berger 0.04

Average commute12 min

Berger has the shorter commute

Turney 35 minBerger 23 min

Typical home built26 yrs

Berger’s homes are older

Turney 1975Berger 1949

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $640 more a month in Turney

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%

Berger$1,870/mo

Typical home $299K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.22% · or rent about $883/mo · Housing →

Turney$2,520/mo

Typical home $413K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.02% · Housing →

The difference: $640 a month, about $7,700 a year, between Turney and Berger.

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

BergerTurney

Snow a year14″8″

January low18°F 16°F

July high87°F 87°F

Growing season (days)168d 175d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th 57th

Outdoors & history

BergerTurney

Conserved land—0%

Settled—1869

Archive photos3 —

Famous people born here—1

Community

BergerTurney

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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

173 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BergerMO TurneyMO

Berger ↔ Turney173 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

BergerTurney

People

Population 169Highest 108Lowest

Median age 43.4±10.3Highest 11% above MO 42±16.3Lowest 8% above MO

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

Kids under 18 19.5%±13.1Lowest MO: 22.3% 31.5%±13.4Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 16.6%±16.4Lowest MO: 17.9% 20.4%±29.6Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.5%Highest MO: 32.4% 15.1%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±7.3Lowest MO: 5.7% 1.9%±11.7Highest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $55,938±$15kLowest 21% below MO $63,542±$28kHighest 10% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $96,300±$17kLowest 58% below MO $117,900±$49kHighest 49% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $883±$311 15% below MO —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,173Lowest 40% below MO $1,200Highest 38% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.5%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 100%±100Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 19.1%Highest MO: 12.6% 14.8%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 79%Highest MO: 68.1% 74.4%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1949Lowest 29 yrs older than MO 1975Highest 3 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the MO average 35 minHighest 48% above MO

Work from home 7.6%±9.4Highest MO: 13% 0%±26.1Lowest MO: 13%

Berger and Turney 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 23.3 miLowest 39.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.55Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Washington (23%)Kansas City (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TurneyFew work in Berger

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 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 55.7Lowest 69.2Highest

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.

Berger neighborsTown Square →

T Weaver · 1w

Life in Berger

1 neighbor in Berger can answer.

Turney neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Turney’s Town 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.