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Centerview vs Winston

79 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.8× in Winston) and property tax bill (+71% in Winston).

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Centerview, MOHomes around $329KMissouri · 248 people
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Winston, MOA small town of 192Missouri · 192 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 →
WinstonA small town of 192
Quiet strengthsWinston doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Winston →
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 worker3.8×
Winston is more of a job hub
Winston 0.83Centerview 0.22
Property tax bill+71%
Tax bills are bigger in Winston
Winston $836Centerview $490
Typical home built44 yrs
Winston’s homes are older
Centerview 1982Winston 1938
Average commute14 min
Centerview has the shorter commute
Winston 33 minCenterview 19 min
Bachelor’s degree++8.5 pts
More adults in Winston have a degree
Winston 12.6%Centerview 4.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Centerview

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.

Centerview$1,950/mo
Typical home $329K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $688/mo · Housing →
Winston$1,520/mo
Typical home $247K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $721/mo · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,100 a year, between Centerview and Winston.

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
CenterviewWinston
Snow a year15″19″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd57th
Community
CenterviewWinston
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined11

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

79 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CenterviewMOWinstonMO
Centerview ↔ Winston79 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.

CenterviewWinston
People
Population 248Highest 192Lowest
Median age 28.7±6.4Highest 26% below MO 28.6±7.4Lowest 27% below MO
Centerview and Winston 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% 31.3%±5.3Lowest MO: 22.3%
Centerview and Winston 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% 9.4%±12.8Highest MO: 17.9%
Winston 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%Lowest MO: 32.4% 12.6%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±6.1Highest MO: 5.7% 1.6%±6.6Lowest MO: 5.7%
Centerview and Winston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,000±$32kHighest 15% below MO $54,375±$10kLowest 23% below MO
Centerview and Winston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $61,000±$13kLowest 74% below MO $75,000±$25kHighest 67% below MO
Winston and Centerview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $688±$644Lowest 33% below MO $721±$46Highest 30% below MO
Winston and Centerview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $490Lowest 75% below MO $836Highest 57% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60%±84.7Highest MO: 45.6% 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Centerview and Winston 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% 7.6%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% 80%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 4 yrs newer than MO 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 21% below MO 33 minHighest 38% above MO
Work from home 5.7%±4.7Lowest MO: 13% 21.9%±26.8Highest MO: 13%
Winston and Centerview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 24.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 0.83Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Warrensburg (20%)Gallatin (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WinstonFew work in Centerview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 109Highest 97.1Lowest
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.

Centerview neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 1w

Homes in Centerview

1 neighbor in Centerview can answer.

Winston neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 1w

Winston Sports Update

1 neighbor in Winston can answer.

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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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