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Bertrand vs Leesville Township

247 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (42.8× in Bertrand) and trails (33× in Leesville Township).

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Bertrand, MOHomes around $117KMissouri · 732 people
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Leesville Township, MOKnown for its schoolsHenry County · 951 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.

BertrandHomes around $117K
Housing$117K typical home56% below the MO typical home All about Bertrand →
Leesville TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 4%of MO districts Outdoors33.8% conserved land3.3 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Leesville Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid42.8×
Bertrand has the more walkable street grid
Bertrand 85.6Leesville Township 2.0
Trails33×
Leesville Township has more miles of trail
Leesville Township 3.3 miBertrand 0.1 mi
Conserved land+33.8 pts
Leesville Township has more conserved land
Leesville Township 33.8%Bertrand 0%
Property tax bill+40%
Tax bills are bigger in Leesville Township
Leesville Township $1,074Bertrand $769
Work from home+9.7 pts
More people work from home in Leesville Township
Leesville Township 11.2%Bertrand 1.5%
Jobs per worker2×
Bertrand is more of a job hub
Bertrand 0.50Leesville Township 0.25
★ 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.

Bertrand$700/mo
Typical home $117K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $650/mo · Housing →
Leesville Township$740/mo
Typical home $125K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $1,000/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
–BertrandNot graded D−Leesville TownshipBetter than 4% 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
BertrandLeesville Township
Snow a year3″11″
January low28°F19°F
July high91°F90°F
Growing season (days)225d187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th55th
Outdoors & history
BertrandLeesville Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—33.8%
Settled1859—
Community
BertrandLeesville Township
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

247 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BertrandMOLeesville TownshipHenry County
Bertrand ↔ Leesville Township247 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.

BertrandLeesville Township
People
Population 732Lowest 951Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.5%Lowest MO: +2.8% -4.9%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 53.4±2.8Highest 37% above MO 53.2±9.1Lowest 36% above MO
Bertrand and Leesville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.2%±7.1Lowest MO: 22.3% 18.7%±5.4Highest MO: 22.3%
Leesville Township and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.2%±5.5Highest MO: 17.9% 26.3%±4.5Lowest MO: 17.9%
Bertrand and Leesville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.7%Highest MO: 32.4% 10.1%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±2.8Highest MO: 5.7% 1.1%±1.5Lowest MO: 5.7%
Bertrand and Leesville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,688±$8kLowest 23% below MO $70,000±$16kHighest about the MO average
Leesville Township and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $86,300±$25kLowest 63% below MO $125,000±$95kHighest 46% below MO
Leesville Township and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $650±$91Lowest 37% below MO $1,000±$545Highest 3% below MO
Leesville Township and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $769Lowest 61% below MO $1,074Highest 45% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25.9%±26.2Lowest MO: 45.6% 47.6%±45.7Highest MO: 45.6%
Leesville Township and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 20.1%Highest MO: 12.6% 9.8%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.2%Lowest MO: 68.1% 85.8%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 1 yr older than MO 1993Highest 15 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest about the MO average 28 minHighest 19% above MO
Work from home 1.5%±2.5Lowest MO: 13% 11.2%±7.1Highest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 30.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.25Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sikeston (24%)Clinton (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Leesville TownshipFew work in Bertrand
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 33.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 3.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 85.6Highest 2.0Lowest
Schools
School district —LEESVILLE R-IX
High school in town —None in town
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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