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

–Burdine TownshipNot graded BEldonSafer than 64% of U.S. towns

Schools

C−Burdine TownshipBetter than 21% of districts in the state AEldonBetter than 87% of districts in the state

Health

DBurdine TownshipHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns C−EldonHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns

2Burdine Township

13Eldon

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #247#58 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #195#77 Lowest obesityHealth · 261 towns #179#94 Cheapest rentCost of living · 256 towns #3#85 HealthiestHealth · 261 towns #210#165 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #229#186 Most activeHealth · 261 towns #184#152 Fewest smokersHealth · 261 towns #181#151

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Eldon

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%

Burdine Township$950/mo

Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $485/mo · Housing →

Eldon$1,100/mo

Typical home $195K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $822/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Eldon and Burdine Township.

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

Burdine TownshipEldon

Snow a year10″4″

January low22°F 25°F

July high87°F 89°F

Growing season (days)196d 216d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd 24th

Outdoors & history

Burdine TownshipEldon

Trails12 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Community

Burdine TownshipEldon

Library hours a week39 hrs 46 hrs

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

89 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Burdine TownshipTexas County EldonMO

Burdine Township ↔ Eldon89 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

Burdine TownshipEldon

People

Population 3,199Lowest 4,556Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.6%Lowest MO: +2.8% -3.3%Highest MO: +2.8%

Median age 42.8±4.2Lowest 10% above MO 44.3±6.8Highest 14% above MO

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

Kids under 18 25.1%±5.1Highest MO: 22.3% 18.7%±4.3Lowest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 21.7%±3.7Lowest MO: 17.9% 23.2%±4.9Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.6%Highest MO: 32.4% 17.5%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±1.9Highest MO: 5.7% 0.4%±0.6Lowest MO: 5.7%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $40,121±$9kLowest 43% below MO $41,684±$8kHighest 41% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,700±$34kHighest 27% below MO $157,400±$45kLowest 32% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $485±$300Lowest 53% below MO $822±$57Highest 20% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $780Highest 60% below MO $769Lowest 61% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.2%±13.2Highest MO: 45.6% 38.7%±14.4Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 22.4%Highest MO: 12.6% 12.8%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 64.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% 68.5%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 1 yr older than MO 1974Lowest 4 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 8% below MO 21 minLowest 13% below MO

Work from home 6%±3.5Lowest MO: 13% 6.4%±3Highest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 24.6%Highest 19.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 21.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.21Lowest 1.26Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Cabool (23%)Jefferson City (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EldonFew work in Burdine Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 11.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 9.3Lowest 90.1Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #195 of 226 in MO #77 of 226 in MO

School district DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICE · CABOOL R-IVELDON R-I

High school in town Cabool HighEldon High

Students per teacherat that high school 10.9Lowest 18.7Highest

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.

Burdine Township vs Eldon

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Eldon places higher on 13 of 17 MO lists

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Eldon

What daily life feels like in each

89 miles apart

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