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.

Down paymentRate%

Craig$280/mo

Typical home $44K (Census) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $810/mo · Housing →

Newtown$1,670/mo

Typical home $263K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.33% · Housing →

The difference: $1,390 a month, about $16,700 a year, between Newtown and Craig.

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

C−CraigBetter than 19% of districts in the state C−NewtownBetter than 19% 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

CraigNewtown

Snow a year22″29″

January low—15°F

July high—86°F

Growing season (days)—186d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th 50th

Outdoors & history

CraigNewtown

Settled1869 1858

Archive photos5 —

Famous people born here—1

Community

CraigNewtown

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

108 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CraigMO NewtownMO

Craig ↔ Newtown108 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.

Only big differences vs Missouri average

CraigNewtown

People

Population 113Highest 109Lowest

Median age 50.5±15Lowest 29% above MO 51.5±8.6Highest 32% above MO

Newtown and Craig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 21.2%±16.5Lowest MO: 22.3% 33.9%±26.4Highest MO: 22.3%

Newtown and Craig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 21.2%±29.7Highest MO: 17.9% 11.9%±29.4Lowest MO: 17.9%

Craig and Newtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.9%Lowest MO: 32.4% 11.1%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±10.9Lowest MO: 5.7% 2.8%±11.9Highest MO: 5.7%

Newtown and Craig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $37,292±$5k 47% below MO —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $44,400±$16kHighest 81% below MO $27,500±$26kLowest 88% below MO

Craig and Newtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $810±$89 22% below MO —

Property taxmedian, yearly $533Highest 73% below MO $367Lowest 81% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.7%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 42.9%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%

Craig and Newtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 20.5%Highest MO: 12.6% 12.8%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80%Highest MO: 68.1% 79.5%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO 1953Highest 25 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 31% above MO 22 minLowest 8% below MO

Work from home 0%±22.6 MO: 13% 0%±26.1 MO: 13%

Work in townworking residents 3.4%Lowest 14%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 45.3 miHighest 37.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.02Highest 0.98Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town St. Joseph (20%)Milan (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NewtownFew work in Craig

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 158Highest 82.0Lowest

Schools

School district CRAIG R-IIINEWTOWN-HARRIS R-III

High school in town Craig HighNewtown-Harris High

Students per teacherat that high school 0.0Lowest 4.5Highest

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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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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.

Craig vs Newtown

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,390 more a month in Newtown

Grades and rankings, side by side

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