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Breckenridge vs Wheaton

208 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (21× in Wheaton) and property tax bill (+41% in Wheaton).

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Breckenridge, MOHomes around $180KMissouri · 485 people
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Wheaton, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 427 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.

BreckenridgeHomes around $180K
Housing$180K typical home33% below the MO typical home All about Breckenridge →
WheatonKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 22%of MO districts Housing$211K typical home21% below the MO typical home All about Wheaton →
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 worker21×
Wheaton is more of a job hub
Wheaton 0.84Breckenridge 0.04
Property tax bill+41%
Tax bills are bigger in Wheaton
Wheaton $586Breckenridge $415
Average commute10 min
Wheaton has the shorter commute
Breckenridge 29 minWheaton 19 min
★ 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.

Breckenridge$1,210/mo
Typical home $180K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $619/mo · Housing →
Wheaton$1,190/mo
Typical home $211K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $473/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.

Schools
–BreckenridgeNot graded C−WheatonBetter than 22% 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
BreckenridgeWheaton
Snow a year14″7″
January low16°F24°F
July high87°F88°F
Growing season (days)187d199d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th74th
Outdoors & history
BreckenridgeWheaton
Settled1856—
National Register places—1
Archive photos1—
Famous people born here2—
Community
BreckenridgeWheaton
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

208 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BreckenridgeMOWheatonMO
Breckenridge ↔ Wheaton208 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.

BreckenridgeWheaton
People
Population 485Highest 427Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -3.4% MO: +2.8%
Median age 30.1±4.7Lowest 23% below MO 30.2±6.5Highest 23% below MO
Wheaton and Breckenridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.9%±9.8Lowest MO: 22.3% 34.4%±4.5Highest MO: 22.3%
Wheaton and Breckenridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14%±1.2Highest MO: 17.9% 13.3%±9.6Lowest MO: 17.9%
Breckenridge and Wheaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.4%Lowest MO: 32.4% 7.1%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±3.8Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±4Lowest MO: 5.7%
Breckenridge and Wheaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $32,199±$17kLowest 54% below MO $37,813±$17kHighest 47% below MO
Wheaton and Breckenridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $120,800±$34k 48% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $619±$18Highest 40% below MO $473±$290Lowest 54% below MO
Breckenridge and Wheaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $415Lowest 79% below MO $586Highest 70% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 10.6%±16.9Highest MO: 45.6% 9.8%±43.5Lowest MO: 45.6%
Breckenridge and Wheaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.7%Highest MO: 12.6% 19.7%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54%Lowest MO: 68.1% 60.4%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 16 yrs older than MO 1968Highest 10 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 22% above MO 19 minLowest 18% below MO
Work from home 6.6%±5.1Lowest MO: 13% 9%±9.9Highest MO: 13%
Wheaton and Breckenridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 52.8 miHighest 31.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.84Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kansas City (12%)Monett (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WheatonFew work in Breckenridge
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 133Highest 108Lowest
Schools
School district —WHEATON R-III
High school in town —Wheaton High
Students per teacherat that high school — 12.3
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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