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.

Safety

D−BridgetonSafer than 3% of U.S. towns BJacksonSafer than 64% of U.S. towns

Schools

DBridgetonBetter than 13% of districts in the state B+JacksonBetter than 74% of districts in the state

Health

B−BridgetonHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns B+JacksonHealthier than 66% of U.S. towns

5Bridgeton

16Jackson

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 261 towns #17#241 SafestSafety · 156 towns #146#30 Most trailsOutdoors · 151 towns #106#6 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #162#41 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #185#80 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #219#118 Most new homesHousing · 200 towns #163#97 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 85 towns #51#23

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bridgeton’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Bridgeton

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%

Bridgeton$1,810/mo

Typical home $281K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.44% · or rent about $1,172/mo · Housing →

Jackson$1,600/mo

Typical home $276K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Bridgeton and Jackson.

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

BridgetonJackson

Snow a year17″8″

January low24°F 24°F

July high90°F 90°F

Growing season (days)215d 202d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th 76th

Outdoors & history

BridgetonJackson

Trails5 mi 21 mi

Conserved land1.9%2.3%

National Register places1 6

Archive photos18 7

Famous people born here6 13

Community

BridgetonJackson

Library hours a week64 hrs 57 hrs

Colleges in town1 —

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

105 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BridgetonMO JacksonMO

Bridgeton ↔ Jackson105 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

BridgetonJackson

People

Population 11,369Lowest 15,659Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.9%Lowest MO: +2.8% +12.5%Highest MO: +2.8%

Median age 40.9±3Highest 5% above MO 37.1±2.1Lowest 5% below MO

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

Kids under 18 21.8%±3.8Lowest MO: 22.3% 24.7%±3Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 21.5%±3.1Highest MO: 17.9% 17.2%±2.4Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36%Highest MO: 32.4% 35.8%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±1.3Lowest MO: 5.7% 5.2%±1.7Highest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $72,005±$17kLowest about the MO average $77,105±$7kHighest 9% above MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $237,700±$18kLowest 3% above MO $240,000±$18kHighest 4% above MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,172±$67Highest 13% above MO $900±$114Lowest 13% below MO

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,411Highest 75% above MO $1,622Lowest 17% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.6%±9.9Highest MO: 45.6% 37.2%±10.2Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 11.5%Highest MO: 12.6% 8.6%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 63.1%Lowest MO: 68.1% 71.1%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 1 yr older than MO 1991Highest 13 yrs newer than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 10% below MO 20 minLowest 14% below MO

Work from home 12.6%±2.6Highest MO: 13% 12.4%±3.8Lowest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 7.3%Lowest 19.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 9.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 4.29Highest 0.81Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town St. Louis (13%)Cape Girardeau (31%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JacksonFew work in Bridgeton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 2.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 4.8 miLowest 20.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 1.9 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 4Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 34.0Lowest 67.1Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #185 of 226 in MO #80 of 226 in MO

School district PATTONVILLE R-IIIJACKSON R-II

High school in town None in townJackson SR. High

Students per teacherat that high school — 16.8

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.

Bridgeton vs Jackson

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Jackson places higher on 16 of 22 MO lists

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Bridgeton

What daily life feels like in each

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