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Cosby vs Mokane

171 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.8× in Cosby) and property tax bill (+22% in Mokane).

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Cosby, MOHomes around $365KMissouri · 130 people
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Mokane, MOA small town of 257Missouri · 257 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.

CosbyHomes around $365K
Housing$365K typical home36% above the MO typical home All about Cosby →
MokaneA small town of 257
Quiet strengthsMokane doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mokane →
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 worker5.8×
Cosby is more of a job hub
Cosby 0.46Mokane 0.08
Property tax bill+22%
Tax bills are bigger in Mokane
Mokane $1,146Cosby $940
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Cosby

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.

Cosby$2,180/mo
Typical home $365K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $778/mo · Housing →
Mokane$1,840/mo
Typical home $301K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,100 a year, between Cosby and Mokane.

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
CosbyMokane
Snow a year21″9″
January low15°F21°F
July high87°F88°F
Growing season (days)180d205d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th64th
Outdoors & history
CosbyMokane
Settled1885—
Archive photos36
Famous people born here2—
Community
CosbyMokane
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

171 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CosbyMOMokaneMO
Cosby ↔ Mokane171 miles apart
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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.

CosbyMokane
People
Population 130Lowest 257Highest
Median age 27.7±14.9Highest 29% below MO 27.6±0.3Lowest 29% below MO
Cosby and Mokane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.2%±17.2Highest MO: 22.3% 30%±29.4Lowest MO: 22.3%
Cosby and Mokane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 3.8%±26.5Lowest MO: 17.9% 6.6%±10Highest MO: 17.9%
Mokane and Cosby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.7%Highest MO: 32.4% 8.9%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±12Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±6.6Lowest MO: 5.7%
Cosby and Mokane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,917±$43kLowest 18% below MO $90,143±$21kHighest 27% above MO
Mokane and Cosby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $106,300±$21kLowest 54% below MO $108,600±$17kHighest 53% below MO
Mokane and Cosby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $778±$500Highest 25% below MO $775±$224Lowest 25% below MO
Cosby and Mokane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $940Lowest 52% below MO $1,146Highest 41% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 90.9%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Cosby and Mokane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.1%Lowest MO: 12.6% 17.1%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.1%Lowest MO: 68.1% 80%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1947Highest 31 yrs older than MO 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 11% above MO 28 minHighest 18% above MO
Work from home 30%±26.7Highest MO: 13% 0%±13.3Lowest MO: 13%
Cosby and Mokane 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 10.8 miLowest 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Joseph (67%)Fulton (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MokaneFew work in Cosby
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 138Highest 120Lowest
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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