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Bolckow vs Barnard

4 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.8× in Bolckow) and street grid (2.4× in Barnard).

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Bolckow, MOA small town of 197Missouri · 197 people
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Barnard, MOA small town of 186Missouri · 186 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.

BolckowA small town of 197
Quiet strengthsBolckow doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bolckow →
BarnardA small town of 186
Quiet strengthsBarnard doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Barnard →
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.

Jobs per worker2.8×
Bolckow is more of a job hub
Bolckow 0.11Barnard 0.04
Street grid2.4×
Barnard has the more walkable street grid
Barnard 185Bolckow 77.6
Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Bolckow
Bolckow $757Barnard $554
Average commute8 min
Barnard has the shorter commute
Bolckow 30 minBarnard 22 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,430 more a month in Bolckow

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.

Bolckow$1,840/mo
Typical home $308K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $550/mo · Housing →
Barnard$410/mo
Typical home $69K (Census) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $377/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,430 a month, about $17,100 a year, between Bolckow and Barnard.

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
BolckowBarnard
Snow a year19″19″
January low15°F15°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)184d184d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th67th
Outdoors & history
BolckowBarnard
Settled18681870
National Register places—1
Archive photos23
Famous people born here—1
Community
BolckowBarnard
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

4 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BolckowBarnardBolckowBarnard
Bolckow ↔ Barnard4.2 miles apart
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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.

BolckowBarnard
People
Population 197Highest 186Lowest
Median age 54.1±9Lowest 39% above MO 54.7±13.3Highest 40% above MO
Barnard and Bolckow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.3%±10.1Highest MO: 22.3% 12.9%±11Lowest MO: 22.3%
Bolckow and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.4%±10.3Lowest MO: 17.9% 40.9%±27.8Highest MO: 17.9%
Barnard and Bolckow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.3%Highest MO: 32.4% 9.6%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±6.6Highest MO: 5.7% 1.1%±6.8Lowest MO: 5.7%
Bolckow and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,750±$35kHighest 31% below MO $26,033±$8kLowest 63% below MO
Bolckow and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $86,100±$9kHighest 63% below MO $69,400±$30kLowest 70% below MO
Bolckow and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $550±$462Highest 47% below MO $377±$12Lowest 64% below MO
Bolckow and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $757Highest 61% below MO $554Lowest 72% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 8.3%±87.2Highest MO: 45.6% 7.1%±40.6Lowest MO: 45.6%
Bolckow and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.3%Highest MO: 12.6% 10.8%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 62.2%Lowest MO: 68.1% 63.5%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Highest 25 yrs older than MO 1950Lowest 28 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 27% above MO 22 minLowest 9% below MO
Work from home 9.2%±9.7Highest MO: 13% 5.1%±6.1Lowest MO: 13%
Bolckow and Barnard 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 23.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Joseph (44%)Maryville (43%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BarnardFew work in Bolckow
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 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 77.6Lowest 185Highest
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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