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Commerce vs Aldrich 227 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+12 pts in Aldrich).
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.
Commerce A small town of 64
Quiet strengths Commerce doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Commerce →
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.
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.
Outdoors & history
National Register places 2 — Famous people born here — 1
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 227 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Commerce ↔ Aldrich 227 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
64 Lowest 65 Highest
Median age
50.6 ±17.7 Highest 30% above MO 48 ±15.9 Lowest 23% above MO
Kids under 18
18.8% ±48 Highest MO: 22.3% 18.5% ±39.2 Lowest MO: 22.3%
Age 65+
23.4% ±47.3 Highest MO: 17.9% 18.5% ±46.3 Lowest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23.1% Highest MO: 32.4% 18.9% Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.1% ±20.2 Highest MO: 5.7% 0% ±26.1 Lowest MO: 5.7%
Household incomemedian
— $82,750 ±$31k 17% above MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $133,900 ±$33k 42% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly
— $1,025 47% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 MO: 45.6% 0% ±100 MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line
18.8% Highest MO: 12.6% 4.6% Lowest MO: 12.6%
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.5% Lowest MO: 68.1% 93.9% Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973 Lowest 5 yrs older than MO 1978 Highest same as MO
Average commuteone way
— 24 min about the MO average
Work from home
9.1% ±21.7 Highest MO: 13% 0% ±37.5 Lowest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
19.8 mi Lowest 27.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.00 Lowest 0.15 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Sikeston (26%) Bolivar (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Aldrich Few work in Commerce
Conserved landshare of the town
1.4% Lowest 13.4% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.3 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.8 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 Lowest 1 Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
69.3 Lowest 84.5 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 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.
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Towns like Commerce 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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