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Blue Summit vs Ferrelview

19 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (80× in Blue Summit) and street grid (4.7× in Ferrelview).

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Blue Summit, MOOne of the healthiest townsMissouri · 1,156 people
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Ferrelview, MOA small town of 752Missouri · 752 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 SummitOne of the healthiest towns
Health99% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Work555 jobsbased in Blue Summit, a regional job hub All about Blue Summit →
FerrelviewA small town of 752
Quiet strengthsFerrelview doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ferrelview →
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.

Jobs per worker80×
Blue Summit is more of a job hub
Blue Summit 2.40Ferrelview 0.03
Street grid4.7×
Ferrelview has the more walkable street grid
Ferrelview 279Blue Summit 59.9
Work from home+36.3 pts
More people work from home in Blue Summit
Blue Summit 40.3%Ferrelview 4%
Property tax bill+66%
Tax bills are bigger in Blue Summit
Blue Summit $860Ferrelview $519
Rent+29%
Rent runs higher in Blue Summit
Blue Summit $1,149Ferrelview $893
Bachelor’s degree++11.2 pts
More adults in Ferrelview have a degree
Ferrelview 11.2%Blue Summit 0%
★ 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.

Blue Summit$250/mo
Typical home $34K (Census) · tax rate 2.57% · or rent about $1,149/mo · Housing →
Ferrelview$270/mo
Typical home $43K (Census) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $893/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.

Health
D−Blue SummitHealthier than 1% of U.S. towns –FerrelviewNot graded
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 SummitFerrelview
Snow a year13″18″
January low19°F20°F
July high87°F88°F
Growing season (days)198d193d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th46th
Outdoors & history
Blue SummitFerrelview
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Archive photos—2
Community
Blue SummitFerrelview
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

19 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Blue SummitFerrelviewBlue SummitFerrelview
Blue Summit ↔ Ferrelview19 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 SummitFerrelview
People
Population 1,156Highest 752Lowest
Median age 29.3±10.8Lowest 25% below MO 30.4±4Highest 22% below MO
Ferrelview and Blue Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.5%±13.5Highest MO: 22.3% 25.7%±6.8Lowest MO: 22.3%
Blue Summit and Ferrelview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 3.2%±3.9Lowest MO: 17.9% 8%±4Highest MO: 17.9%
Ferrelview and Blue Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest MO: 32.4% 11.2%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.8%±7.4Highest MO: 5.7% 5.5%±3Lowest MO: 5.7%
Blue Summit and Ferrelview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,813±$23kHighest 17% below MO $45,938±$7kLowest 35% below MO
Blue Summit and Ferrelview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $33,500±$20kLowest 85% below MO $43,000±$22kHighest 81% below MO
Ferrelview and Blue Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,149±$105Highest 11% above MO $893±$79Lowest 14% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $860Highest 56% below MO $519Lowest 73% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36%±48.6Lowest MO: 45.6% 49.8%±15.3Highest MO: 45.6%
Ferrelview and Blue Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 36.5%Highest MO: 12.6% 18.8%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 42.4%Highest MO: 68.1% 36%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 7 yrs newer than MO 1986Highest 8 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 16% above MO 23 minLowest about the MO average
Work from home 40.3%±28.7Highest MO: 13% 4%±3.9Lowest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.40Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kansas City (31%)Kansas City (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FerrelviewFew work in Blue Summit
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 59.9Lowest 279Highest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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