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Burdine vs Sargent
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Missouri.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Burdine has the most kids (25.1% under 18).
Sargent has the most people working from home (11.5%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Burdine | Sargent |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,199Highest |
406Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.6% MO: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.8±4.2Lowest 10% above MO |
64.6±20.5Highest 66% above MO |
| Sargent and Burdine 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% |
4.2%±10.2Lowest MO: 22.3% |
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±3.7Lowest MO: 17.9% |
48.8%±15.7Highest MO: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.6%Highest MO: 32.4% |
5.9%Lowest MO: 32.4% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.9 MO: 5.7% |
3.2%±5 MO: 5.7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $40,121±$9k 43% below MO |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $168,700±$34kHighest 27% below MO |
$85,900±$72kLowest 63% below MO |
| Burdine and Sargent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $485±$300 53% below MO |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $780Highest 60% below MO |
$739Lowest 62% below MO |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.2%±13.2Highest MO: 45.6% |
0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% |
| Burdine and Sargent 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% |
21.4%Lowest MO: 12.6% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% |
96.2%Highest MO: 68.1% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr older than MO |
1984Highest 6 yrs newer than MO |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 8% below MO |
18 minLowest 24% below MO |
| Work from home | 6%±3.5Lowest MO: 13% |
11.5%±14.4Highest MO: 13% |
| Sargent and Burdine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #195 of 226 in MO | — |
| School district | DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICE · CABOOL R-IV | — |
| High school in town | CABOOL HIGH | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
MO average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.