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Chamois vs Callao

88 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (20 min in Callao) and property tax bill (+37% in Callao).

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Chamois, MOHomes around $193KMissouri · 375 people
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Callao, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 263 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.

ChamoisHomes around $193K
Housing$193K typical home28% below the MO typical home HistorySettled in 18562 places on the National Register All about Chamois →
CallaoKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 31%of MO districts All about Callao →
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.

Average commute20 min
Callao has the shorter commute
Chamois 38 minCallao 18 min
Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Callao
Callao $575Chamois $420
Jobs per worker+81%
Callao is more of a job hub
Callao 0.76Chamois 0.42
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Callao

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.

Chamois$1,120/mo
Typical home $193K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $640/mo · Housing →
Callao$1,370/mo
Typical home $234K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Callao and Chamois.

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.

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.

Schools
B−ChamoisBetter than 53% of districts in the state CCallaoBetter than 31% of districts in the state
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
ChamoisCallao
Snow a year11″19″
January low21°F18°F
July high88°F87°F
Growing season (days)191d192d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th61st
Outdoors & history
ChamoisCallao
Settled18561858
National Register places21
Archive photos21
Famous people born here—1
Community
ChamoisCallao
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

88 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ChamoisMOCallaoMO
Chamois ↔ Callao88 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.

ChamoisCallao
People
Population 375Highest 263Lowest
Median age 35.4±5.1Highest 9% below MO 32.4±10.7Lowest 17% below MO
Chamois and Callao are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.8%±7.2Lowest MO: 22.3% 39.5%±14.3Highest MO: 22.3%
Callao and Chamois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.3%±6.7Highest MO: 17.9% 12.9%±9.2Lowest MO: 17.9%
Chamois and Callao are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.3%Lowest MO: 32.4% 12%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±0.9Lowest MO: 5.7% 1.5%±4.9Highest MO: 5.7%
Callao and Chamois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $39,833±$14kHighest 44% below MO $39,063±$5kLowest 45% below MO
Chamois and Callao are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $64,400±$12kLowest 72% below MO $80,000±$40kHighest 65% below MO
Callao and Chamois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $640±$170 38% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $420Lowest 78% below MO $575Highest 70% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.9%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 55.6%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Chamois and Callao are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 26.2%Highest MO: 12.6% 18.6%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.6%Highest MO: 68.1% 80%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1952Lowest 26 yrs older than MO 1954Highest 24 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minHighest 60% above MO 18 minLowest 24% below MO
Work from home 1.6%±3.2Lowest MO: 13% 14.8%±15.2Highest MO: 13%
Callao and Chamois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42Lowest 0.76Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Jefferson City (33%)Macon (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CallaoFew work in Chamois
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Highest 0%Lowest
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 115Highest 94.9Lowest
Schools
School district OSAGE CO. R-ICALLAO C-8
High school in town Chamois HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 5.7 —
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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