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Carthage vs Grandview

120 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.3× in Grandview) and property tax bill (+88% in Grandview).

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Carthage, MOA regional job hubMissouri · 15,574 people
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Grandview, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 26,527 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.

CarthageA regional job hub
Work8,604 jobsbased in Carthage, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 62%of MO districts Health96% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Carthage →
GrandviewAn outdoors town
Outdoors#13 most conserved land in MO13 miles of trails across 14 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 10%of MO districts Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Grandview →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails6.3×
Grandview has more miles of trail
Grandview 13.3 miCarthage 2.1 mi
Property tax bill+88%
Tax bills are bigger in Grandview
Grandview $2,055Carthage $1,095
Work in town+23.8 pts
More of Carthage’s workers stay in town
Carthage 31.6%Grandview 7.8%
Work from home+9.7 pts
More people work from home in Grandview
Grandview 16.2%Carthage 6.5%
Home values+28%
Homes cost more in Grandview
Grandview $188,500Carthage $146,800
Kids under 18+9 pts
Carthage has more kids
Carthage 32.3%Grandview 23.3%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
B−CarthageSafer than 49% of U.S. towns –GrandviewNot graded
Schools
BCarthageBetter than 62% of districts in the state DGrandviewBetter than 10% of districts in the state
Health
D−CarthageHealthier than 4% of U.S. towns C−GrandviewHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns
10Carthage
10Grandview

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 216 towns #53#200 Most trailsOutdoors · 151 towns #127#28 Most new homesHousing · 200 towns #69#172 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #21#145 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #166#52 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #71#182 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #77#13 Fewest smokersHealth · 261 towns #199#134

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Carthage$1,400/mo
Typical home $239K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $975/mo · Housing →
Grandview$1,370/mo
Typical home $223K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $1,035/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
CarthageGrandview
Snow a year8″9″
January low25°F—
July high90°F—
Growing season (days)206d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st49th
Outdoors & history
CarthageGrandview
Trails2 mi13 mi
Conserved land3.1%9.6%
Settled18421900
National Register places72
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here325
Community
CarthageGrandview
Library hours a week51 hrs69 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

120 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CarthageMOGrandviewMO
Carthage ↔ Grandview120 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.

CarthageGrandview
People
Population 15,574Lowest 26,527Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8%Highest MO: +2.8% +7.1%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 32.2±4.1Lowest 17% below MO 34.7±2.2Highest 11% below MO
Grandview and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.3%±4.1Highest MO: 22.3% 23.3%±2.4Lowest MO: 22.3%
Age 65+ 13.2%±1.9Lowest MO: 17.9% 14.4%±1.6Highest MO: 17.9%
Grandview and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.1%Lowest MO: 32.4% 25.5%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±1.1Lowest MO: 5.7% 5.1%±1.5Highest MO: 5.7%
Grandview and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,328±$5kLowest 27% below MO $53,447±$7kHighest 24% below MO
Grandview and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $146,800±$9kLowest 36% below MO $188,500±$17kHighest 18% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $975±$69Lowest 6% below MO $1,035±$44Highest about the MO average
Grandview and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,095Lowest 44% below MO $2,055Highest 5% above MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.2%±16Highest MO: 45.6% 52.7%±9.6Lowest MO: 45.6%
Carthage and Grandview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 27.2%Highest MO: 12.6% 17.9%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 53%Highest MO: 68.1% 49.1%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973 5 yrs older than MO 1973 5 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 34% below MO 22 minHighest 5% below MO
Work from home 6.5%±2.9Lowest MO: 13% 16.2%±3.3Highest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 31.6%Highest 7.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.52Highest 0.83Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Joplin (21%)Kansas City (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GrandviewFew work in Carthage
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Lowest 9.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miLowest 13.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Lowest 14Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.9Highest 49.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #148 of 226 in MO#202 of 226 in MO
School district CARTHAGE R-IXGRANDVIEW C-4
High school in town Carthage High SchoolGrandview SR. High
Students per teacherat that high school 18.4Highest 17.5Lowest
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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