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Blue Eye vs Hermitage

99 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8.5× in Blue Eye) and street grid (2.9× in Hermitage).

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Blue Eye, MOA regional job hubMissouri · 446 people
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Hermitage, MOA regional job hubMissouri · 734 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.

Blue EyeA regional job hub
Work216 jobsbased in Blue Eye, a regional job hub Housing$384K typical home43% above the MO typical home SchoolsBetter than 70%of MO districts All about Blue Eye →
HermitageA regional job hub
Work493 jobsbased in Hermitage, a regional job hub HistorySettled in 18461 place on the National Register Housing$214K typical home20% below the MO typical home All about Hermitage →
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.

Trails8.5×
Blue Eye has more miles of trail
Blue Eye 1.7 miHermitage 0.2 mi
Street grid2.9×
Hermitage has the more walkable street grid
Hermitage 45.0Blue Eye 15.4
Rent+36%
Rent runs higher in Blue Eye
Blue Eye $844Hermitage $621
Seasonal homes+20.3 pts
Blue Eye has more second homes
Blue Eye 20.3%Hermitage 0%
Property tax bill+30%
Tax bills are bigger in Blue Eye
Blue Eye $962Hermitage $738
Average commute8 min
Hermitage has the shorter commute
Blue Eye 24 minHermitage 16 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,000 more a month in Blue Eye

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.

Blue Eye$2,220/mo
Typical home $384K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $844/mo · Housing →
Hermitage$1,230/mo
Typical home $214K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $621/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,000 a month, about $12,000 a year, between Blue Eye and Hermitage.

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
B+Blue EyeBetter than 70% of districts in the state B−HermitageBetter than 53% 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
Blue EyeHermitage
Snow a year7″10″
January low—21°F
July high—90°F
Growing season (days)—189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st68th
Outdoors & history
Blue EyeHermitage
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled—1846
National Register places—1
Archive photos—7
Community
Blue EyeHermitage
Library hours a week40 hrs46 hrs
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

99 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Blue EyeMOHermitageMO
Blue Eye ↔ Hermitage99 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.

Blue EyeHermitage
People
Population 446Lowest 734Highest
Median age 63.3±2.2Highest 62% above MO 60±9.2Lowest 54% above MO
Blue Eye and Hermitage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7%±9.3Lowest MO: 22.3% 14.6%±5.2Highest MO: 22.3%
Hermitage and Blue Eye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 41.3%±19.7Highest MO: 17.9% 40.2%±14.1Lowest MO: 17.9%
Blue Eye and Hermitage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.7%Lowest MO: 32.4% 15.1%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±2.9Lowest MO: 5.7% 1.6%±2.1Highest MO: 5.7%
Hermitage and Blue Eye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $32,917±$19kHighest 53% below MO $25,833±$11kLowest 63% below MO
Blue Eye and Hermitage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $147,900±$64kHighest 36% below MO $126,300±$60kLowest 45% below MO
Blue Eye and Hermitage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $844±$39Highest 18% below MO $621±$136Lowest 40% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $962Highest 51% below MO $738Lowest 62% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55%±26.5Highest MO: 45.6% 50%±29.4Lowest MO: 45.6%
Blue Eye and Hermitage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.5%Lowest MO: 12.6% 48.9%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.3%Highest MO: 68.1% 65.9%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2006Highest 28 yrs newer than MO 1985Lowest 7 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest about the MO average 16 minLowest 33% below MO
Work from home 27.2%±26.5Highest MO: 13% 9%±11.8Lowest MO: 13%
Blue Eye and Hermitage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6%Lowest 13.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 41.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.86Lowest 2.19Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (12%)Springfield (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HermitageFew work in Blue Eye
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 15.4Lowest 45.0Highest
Schools
School district BLUE EYE R-VHERMITAGE R-IV
High school in town Blue Eye HighHermitage High
Students per teacherat that high school 9.5Highest 8.1Lowest
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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