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Bertrand vs Nodaway Township

387 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (27.6× in Bertrand) and trails (7× in Nodaway Township).

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Bertrand, MOHomes around $117KMissouri · 732 people
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Nodaway Township, MOKnown for its schoolsNodaway County · 634 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 →
Nodaway TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 88%of MO districts All about Nodaway 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 grid27.6×
Bertrand has the more walkable street grid
Bertrand 85.6Nodaway Township 3.1
Trails7×
Nodaway Township has more miles of trail
Nodaway Township 0.7 miBertrand 0.1 mi
Growth since 2010+15.8 pts
Nodaway Township has grown faster since 2010
Nodaway Township +3.3%Bertrand -12.5%
Work from home+14.8 pts
More people work from home in Nodaway Township
Nodaway Township 16.3%Bertrand 1.5%
Typical home built19 yrs
Nodaway Township’s homes are older
Bertrand 1977Nodaway Township 1958
Jobs per worker+61%
Bertrand is more of a job hub
Bertrand 0.50Nodaway Township 0.31
★ 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 →
Nodaway Township$590/mo
Typical home $98K (Census) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $938/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Bertrand and Nodaway Township.

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 ANodaway TownshipBetter than 88% 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
BertrandNodaway Township
Snow a year3″15″
January low28°F14°F
July high91°F87°F
Growing season (days)225d180d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th72nd
Outdoors & history
BertrandNodaway Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled1859—
Archive photos—2
Community
BertrandNodaway 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

387 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BertrandMONodaway TownshipNodaway County
Bertrand ↔ Nodaway Township387 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.

BertrandNodaway Township
People
Population 732Highest 634Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.5%Lowest MO: +2.8% +3.3%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 53.4±2.8Highest 37% above MO 49.4±5.4Lowest 27% above MO
Bertrand and Nodaway 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% 17.7%±3.9Highest MO: 22.3%
Nodaway 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% 20.8%±4.4Lowest MO: 17.9%
Bertrand and Nodaway 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% 8.3%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±2.8Highest MO: 5.7% 2.7%±2.9Lowest MO: 5.7%
Bertrand and Nodaway 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±$8kHighest 23% below MO $50,917±$14kLowest 28% below MO
Bertrand and Nodaway Township 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 $98,100±$5kHighest 57% below MO
Nodaway 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 $938±$263Highest 9% below MO
Nodaway 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 $897Highest 54% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25.9%±26.2Lowest MO: 45.6% 52.2%±38.9Highest MO: 45.6%
Nodaway 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% 15.3%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.2%Highest MO: 68.1% 76.3%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 1 yr older than MO 1958Lowest 20 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest about the MO average 26 minHighest 12% above MO
Work from home 1.5%±2.5Lowest MO: 13% 16.3%±11.8Highest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Lowest 2.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.31Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sikeston (24%)Maryville (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Nodaway TownshipFew work in Bertrand
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 85.6Highest 3.1Lowest
Schools
School district —WEST NODAWAY CO. R-I
High school in town —West Nodaway High
Students per teacherat that high school — 9.7
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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