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Chula vs Amoret

130 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.2× in Chula) and average commute (26 min in Chula).

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Chula, MOHomes around $202KMissouri · 159 people
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Amoret, MOA small town of 120Missouri · 120 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.

ChulaHomes around $202K
Housing$202K typical home25% below the MO typical home All about Chula →
AmoretA small town of 120
Quiet strengthsAmoret doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Amoret →
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 worker5.2×
Chula is more of a job hub
Chula 0.31Amoret 0.06
Average commute26 min
Chula has the shorter commute
Amoret 49 minChula 24 min
Property tax bill+82%
Tax bills are bigger in Chula
Chula $700Amoret $385
Street grid+71%
Chula has the more walkable street grid
Chula 176Amoret 103
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $840 more a month in Chula

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.

Chula$1,210/mo
Typical home $202K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $581/mo · Housing →
Amoret$370/mo
Typical home $65K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $685/mo · Housing →

The difference: $840 a month, about $10,100 a year, between Chula and Amoret.

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
ChulaAmoret
Snow a year14″10″
January low16°F20°F
July high87°F90°F
Growing season (days)187d192d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th74th
Outdoors & history
ChulaAmoret
Settled—1890
Community
ChulaAmoret
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

130 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ChulaMOAmoretMO
Chula ↔ Amoret130 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.

ChulaAmoret
People
Population 159Highest 120Lowest
Median age 32.8±12.2Lowest 16% below MO 33.3±11.1Highest 15% below MO
Amoret and Chula are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.9%±8.8Highest MO: 22.3% 18.3%±20Lowest MO: 22.3%
Chula and Amoret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.7%±16.4Highest MO: 17.9% 8.3%±24.9Lowest MO: 17.9%
Chula and Amoret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.4%Highest MO: 32.4% 2.6%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±4Highest MO: 5.7% 0.8%±10.3Lowest MO: 5.7%
Chula and Amoret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $40,625±$12kLowest 43% below MO $41,750±$22kHighest 41% below MO
Amoret and Chula are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $76,300±$11kHighest 67% below MO $65,000±$5kLowest 72% below MO
Chula and Amoret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $581±$28Lowest 44% below MO $685±$423Highest 34% below MO
Amoret and Chula are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $700Highest 64% below MO $385Lowest 80% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MO: 45.6% 0%±100 MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 27%Highest MO: 12.6% 23.3%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.1%Highest MO: 68.1% 76.7%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 20 yrs older than MO 1967Highest 11 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest about the MO average 49 minHighest 110% above MO
Work from home 1.6%±3.2Lowest MO: 13% 7%±7.7Highest MO: 13%
Amoret and Chula are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 70.8 miHighest 31.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chillicothe (27%)Butler (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AmoretFew work in Chula
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 176Highest 103Lowest
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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