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Coffey vs Weatherby

18 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (54 yrs in Weatherby) and property tax bill (+32% in Coffey).

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Coffey, MOA small town of 78Missouri · 78 people
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Weatherby, MOA small town of 75Missouri · 75 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.

CoffeyA small town of 78
Quiet strengthsCoffey doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Coffey →
WeatherbyA small town of 75
Quiet strengthsWeatherby doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Weatherby →
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.

Typical home built54 yrs
Weatherby’s homes are older
Coffey 1992Weatherby 1938
Property tax bill+32%
Tax bills are bigger in Coffey
Coffey $573Weatherby $433
★ What stands out · 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.

Coffey$280/mo
Typical home $45K (Census) · tax rate 1.27% · Housing →
Weatherby$300/mo
Typical home $50K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · 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
CoffeyWeatherby
Snow a year19″19″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th55th
Outdoors & history
CoffeyWeatherby
Settled—1885
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here1—
Community
CoffeyWeatherby
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

18 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CoffeyWeatherbyCoffeyWeatherby
Coffey ↔ Weatherby18 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.

CoffeyWeatherby
People
Population 78Highest 75Lowest
Median age 54.3±21Lowest 39% above MO 55.8±14.4Highest 43% above MO
Weatherby and Coffey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7.7%±38.2Highest MO: 22.3% 6.7%±32.7Lowest MO: 22.3%
Coffey and Weatherby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30.8%±22.8Highest MO: 17.9% 26.7%±46Lowest MO: 17.9%
Coffey and Weatherby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 1.4%Lowest MO: 32.4% 6.5%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±21.8 MO: 5.7% 0%±22.6 MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $27,500±$15kLowest 61% below MO $28,750±$13kHighest 59% below MO
Weatherby and Coffey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $45,000±$37kLowest 80% below MO $50,000±$42kHighest 78% below MO
Weatherby and Coffey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $573Highest 71% below MO $433Lowest 78% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 50%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Coffey and Weatherby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 33.3%Highest MO: 12.6% 26.7%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.8%Highest MO: 68.1% 82.4%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 14 yrs newer than MO 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 min 35% above MO —
Work from home 14.3%±11.7Highest MO: 13% 0%±50Lowest MO: 13%
Coffey and Weatherby 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 46.3 miLowest 47.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Joseph (9%)Cameron (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WeatherbyFew work in Coffey
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 155Highest 127Lowest
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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