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Brookfield vs Mountain Grove

188 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4× in Brookfield) and property tax bill (+63% in Brookfield).

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Brookfield, MOHomes around $136KMissouri · 4,144 people
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Mountain Grove, MOHomes around $205KMissouri · 4,491 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.

BrookfieldHomes around $136K
Housing$136K typical home49% below the MO typical home Outdoors#90 most walkable in MO0.4 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves Health80% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Brookfield →
Mountain GroveHomes around $205K
Housing$205K typical home24% below the MO typical home Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Schools#74 for schools in MOof 226 towns All about Mountain Grove →
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.

Trails4×
Brookfield has more miles of trail
Brookfield 0.4 miMountain Grove 0.1 mi
Property tax bill+63%
Tax bills are bigger in Brookfield
Brookfield $714Mountain Grove $438
Work in town+20.2 pts
More of Brookfield’s workers stay in town
Brookfield 43.7%Mountain Grove 23.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $370 more a month in Mountain Grove

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.

Brookfield$790/mo
Typical home $136K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $711/mo · Housing →
Mountain Grove$1,160/mo
Typical home $205K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $839/mo · Housing →

The difference: $370 a month, about $4,400 a year, between Mountain Grove and Brookfield.

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

Brookfield places higher on 11 of 20 MO lists

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
C+BrookfieldSafer than 42% of U.S. towns B−Mountain GroveSafer than 48% of U.S. towns
Schools
–BrookfieldNot graded A−Mountain GroveBetter than 75% of districts in the state
Health
C−BrookfieldHealthier than 20% of U.S. towns D−Mountain GroveHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns
11Brookfield
9Mountain Grove

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest obesityHealth · 261 towns #52#221 Lowest depressionHealth · 261 towns #92#203 Most new homesHousing · 200 towns #160#78 Highest graduation rateSchools · 216 towns #170#96 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 261 towns #131#217 Fewest smokersHealth · 261 towns #151#231 HealthiestHealth · 261 towns #158#237 Highest incomeIncome · 261 towns #176#249

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

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
BrookfieldMountain Grove
Snow a year19″10″
January low18°F22°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)192d196d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th52nd
Outdoors & history
BrookfieldMountain Grove
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land1%1.8%
National Register places—3
Archive photos627
Famous people born here107
Community
BrookfieldMountain Grove
Library hours a week44 hrs38 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

188 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BrookfieldMOMountain GroveMO
Brookfield ↔ Mountain Grove188 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.

BrookfieldMountain Grove
People
Population 4,144Lowest 4,491Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.5%Highest MO: +2.8% -9.9%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 44.1±3.8Highest 13% above MO 43.2±2Lowest 11% above MO
Brookfield and Mountain Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.8%±4.7Lowest MO: 22.3% 22.7%±7.5Highest MO: 22.3%
Mountain Grove and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.1%±3.7Highest MO: 17.9% 23.8%±5.6Lowest MO: 17.9%
Brookfield and Mountain Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.9%Lowest MO: 32.4% 15.3%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±1.6Highest MO: 5.7% 2.2%±1.9Lowest MO: 5.7%
Brookfield and Mountain Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $53,000±$12kHighest 25% below MO $37,415±$15kLowest 47% below MO
Brookfield and Mountain Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $102,100±$39kHighest 56% below MO $87,200±$14kLowest 62% below MO
Brookfield and Mountain Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $711±$216Lowest 31% below MO $839±$228Highest 19% below MO
Mountain Grove and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $714Highest 63% below MO $438Lowest 78% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.8%±12.2Lowest MO: 45.6% 45.4%±22Highest MO: 45.6%
Mountain Grove and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.3%Lowest MO: 12.6% 17.8%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% 75.3%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 18 yrs older than MO 1967Highest 11 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minHighest 39% below MO 14 minLowest 40% below MO
Work from home 3.8%±3Lowest MO: 13% 7.2%±5.8Highest MO: 13%
Mountain Grove and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 43.7%Highest 23.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 25.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.32Highest 1.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marceline (8%)Springfield (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mountain GroveFew work in Brookfield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 1.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 77.2Highest 67.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#74 of 226 in MO
School district —MOUNTAIN GROVE R-III
High school in town —Mountain Grove High
Students per teacherat that high school — 15.7
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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