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Birmingham vs Turney

33 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (12 min in Birmingham) and street grid (2× in Turney).

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Birmingham, MOHomes around $189KMissouri · 189 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.

BirminghamHomes around $189K

Housing$189K typical home29% below the MO typical home All about Birmingham →

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.

Average commute12 min

Birmingham has the shorter commute

Turney 35 minBirmingham 22 min

Turney has the more walkable street grid

Turney 69.2Birmingham 34.1

Typical home built20 yrs

Birmingham’s homes are older

Turney 1975Birmingham 1955

Property tax bill+19%

Tax bills are bigger in Birmingham

Birmingham $1,425Turney $1,200

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,360 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%

Birmingham$1,160/mo

Typical home $189K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $963/mo · Housing →

Turney$2,520/mo

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

The difference: $1,360 a month, about $16,300 a year, between Turney and Birmingham.

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

BirminghamTurney

Snow a year13″8″

January low19°F 16°F

July high87°F 87°F

Growing season (days)198d 175d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th 57th

Outdoors & history

BirminghamTurney

Conserved land—0%

Settled1887 1869

Famous people born here—1

Community

BirminghamTurney

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

33 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BirminghamMO TurneyMO

Birmingham ↔ Turney33 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

BirminghamTurney

People

Population 189Highest 108Lowest

Median age 41.1±8.3Lowest 5% above MO 42±16.3Highest 8% above MO

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

Kids under 18 26.5%±9.3Lowest MO: 22.3% 31.5%±13.4Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 19%±14.2Lowest MO: 17.9% 20.4%±29.6Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11%Lowest MO: 32.4% 15.1%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.9%±9.4Highest MO: 5.7% 1.9%±11.7Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $62,000±$16kLowest 12% below MO $63,542±$28kHighest 10% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $134,900±$13kHighest 41% below MO $117,900±$49kLowest 49% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $963±$78 7% below MO —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,425Highest 27% below MO $1,200Lowest 38% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 100%±100Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 18%Highest MO: 12.6% 14.8%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 79.7%Highest MO: 68.1% 74.4%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 23 yrs older than MO 1975Highest 3 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 5% below MO 35 minHighest 48% above MO

Work from home 2.9%±4.2Highest MO: 13% 0%±26.1Lowest MO: 13%

Birmingham 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 9.8 miLowest 39.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.60Highest 0.55Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Kansas City (39%)Kansas City (16%)

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

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 34.1Lowest 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.

Birmingham neighborsTown Square →

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Turney neighborsTown Square →

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Berger169 people · $96K homes

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.