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Crocker vs Brunswick

112 miles apart. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+14.3 pts in Brunswick) and growth since 2010 (+9.7 pts in Brunswick).

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Crocker, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 1,024 people
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Brunswick, MOA small town of 859Missouri · 859 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.

CrockerKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 15%of MO districts Housing$211K typical home21% below the MO typical home Health63% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Crocker →
BrunswickA small town of 859
Quiet strengthsBrunswick doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Brunswick →
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.

Kids under 18+14.3 pts
Brunswick has more kids
Brunswick 33.6%Crocker 19.3%
Growth since 2010+9.7 pts
Brunswick has grown faster since 2010
Brunswick -6.6%Crocker -16.3%
Average commute6 min
Brunswick has the shorter commute
Crocker 25 minBrunswick 19 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $760 more a month in Crocker

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.

Crocker$1,210/mo
Typical home $211K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $546/mo · Housing →
Brunswick$440/mo
Typical home $76K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $472/mo · Housing →

The difference: $760 a month, about $9,200 a year, between Crocker and Brunswick.

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−CrockerBetter than 15% of districts in the state –BrunswickNot graded
Health
C+CrockerHealthier than 37% of U.S. towns –BrunswickNot graded
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
CrockerBrunswick
Snow a year10″12″
January low22°F20°F
July high89°F87°F
Growing season (days)185d201d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th81st
Outdoors & history
CrockerBrunswick
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%0.2%
Settled1869—
Archive photos16
Famous people born here16
Community
CrockerBrunswick
Library hours a week44 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

112 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CrockerMOBrunswickMO
Crocker ↔ Brunswick112 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.

CrockerBrunswick
People
Population 1,024Highest 859Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -16.3%Lowest MO: +2.8% -6.6%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 33±7.6Lowest 15% below MO 34.1±7.7Highest 13% below MO
Brunswick and Crocker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.3%±5.1Lowest MO: 22.3% 33.6%±5.5Highest MO: 22.3%
Age 65+ 15.8%±4.9Lowest MO: 17.9% 24.4%±4Highest MO: 17.9%
Brunswick and Crocker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.3%Lowest MO: 32.4% 14.1%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±2.1Highest MO: 5.7% 1.4%±2.2Lowest MO: 5.7%
Crocker and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,207±$11kHighest 18% below MO $39,531±$11kLowest 44% below MO
Crocker and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $101,600±$27kHighest 56% below MO $76,100±$13kLowest 67% below MO
Crocker and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $546±$362Highest 47% below MO $472±$52Lowest 54% below MO
Crocker and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $588Highest 70% below MO $545Lowest 72% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45%±26.5Highest MO: 45.6% 34.6%±21.3Lowest MO: 45.6%
Crocker and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.9%Highest MO: 12.6% 21.4%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70%Lowest MO: 68.1% 71.3%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Highest 15 yrs older than MO 1955Lowest 23 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 6% above MO 19 minLowest 20% below MO
Work from home 6.8%±5.1Highest MO: 13% 5.8%±4.7Lowest MO: 13%
Crocker and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.4%Lowest 12.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.88Highest 0.73Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Robert (9%)Kansas City (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BrunswickFew work in Crocker
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 70.2Lowest 75.4Highest
Schools
School district CROCKER R-II—
High school in town Crocker High—
Students per teacherat that high school 11.9 —
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.

Crocker neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 6d

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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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