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Centerview vs Brandsville

186 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.6× in Brandsville) and street grid (2.1× in Centerview).

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Centerview, MOHomes around $329KMissouri · 248 people
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Brandsville, MOA small town of 139Missouri · 139 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.

CenterviewHomes around $329K
Housing$329K typical home23% above the MO typical home All about Centerview →
BrandsvilleA small town of 139
Quiet strengthsBrandsville doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Brandsville →
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.

Jobs per worker6.6×
Brandsville is more of a job hub
Brandsville 1.45Centerview 0.22
Street grid2.1×
Centerview has the more walkable street grid
Centerview 109Brandsville 51.6
Average commute7 min
Centerview has the shorter commute
Brandsville 25 minCenterview 19 min
Typical home built12 yrs
Centerview’s homes are older
Brandsville 1994Centerview 1982
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
CenterviewBrandsville
Snow a year15″9″
January low—22°F
July high—89°F
Growing season (days)—189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd57th
Outdoors & history
CenterviewBrandsville
Settled—1883
Community
CenterviewBrandsville
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

186 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CenterviewMOBrandsvilleMO
Centerview ↔ Brandsville186 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.

CenterviewBrandsville
People
Population 248Highest 139Lowest
Median age 28.7±6.4Highest 26% below MO 23.5±45.5Lowest 40% below MO
Centerview and Brandsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 39.1%±32.8Highest MO: 22.3% 38.8%±15.4Lowest MO: 22.3%
Centerview and Brandsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 4.8%±10.9Lowest MO: 17.9% 30.9%±24.8Highest MO: 17.9%
Brandsville and Centerview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.1%Highest MO: 32.4% 3.4%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±6.1Highest MO: 5.7% 0.7%±8.7Lowest MO: 5.7%
Centerview and Brandsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,000±$32kLowest 15% below MO $68,971±$29kHighest about the MO average
Brandsville and Centerview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $61,000±$13k 74% below MO —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $688±$644 33% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $490 75% below MO —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60%±84.7Highest MO: 45.6% 40%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Centerview and Brandsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.8%Highest MO: 12.6% 7.9%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% 84.4%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Lowest 4 yrs newer than MO 1994Highest 16 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 21% below MO 25 minHighest 8% above MO
Work from home 5.7%±4.7Highest MO: 13% 0%±80Lowest MO: 13%
Centerview and Brandsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 1.45Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Warrensburg (20%)West Plains (55%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BrandsvilleFew work in Centerview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 109Highest 51.6Lowest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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