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%

Canalou$190/mo

Typical home $32K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · Housing →

Farber$850/mo

Typical home $133K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.37% · or rent about $350/mo · Housing →

The difference: $650 a month, about $7,800 a year, between Farber and Canalou.

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

CanalouFarber

Snow a year3″16″

January low28°F 19°F

July high91°F 86°F

Growing season (days)225d 188d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)91st 58th

Outdoors & history

CanalouFarber

Archive photos5 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

CanalouFarber

Library hours a week—20 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

202 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CanalouMO FarberMO

Canalou ↔ Farber202 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

CanalouFarber

People

Population 177Lowest 272Highest

Median age 48.5±7.5Lowest 24% above MO 49±9.7Highest 26% above MO

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

Kids under 18 22.6%±18Highest MO: 22.3% 12.1%±7.7Lowest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 9.6%±19.8Lowest MO: 17.9% 19.9%±2Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.2%Highest MO: 32.4% 6.5%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±8.4Lowest MO: 5.7% 5.9%±11.4Highest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $46,875±$32kHighest 34% below MO $46,458±$20kLowest 34% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $32,000±$19kLowest 86% below MO $60,000±$26kHighest 74% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $350±$41 66% below MO

Property taxmedian, yearly $314Lowest 84% below MO $820Highest 58% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 13.3%±57.8Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 14.7%Lowest MO: 12.6% 22.1%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81%Highest MO: 68.1% 78.9%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 4 yrs older than MO 1967Lowest 11 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 39% above MO 22 minLowest 7% below MO

Work from home 2.5%±4.8Lowest MO: 13% 4.9%±3Highest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 34.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.18Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Sikeston (11%)Mexico (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FarberFew work in Canalou

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 185Highest 132Lowest

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Canalou neighborsTown Square →

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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.

Canalou vs Farber

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $650 more a month in Farber

What daily life feels like in each

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