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De Witt vs Rives

287 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.4× in De Witt) and average commute (6 min in De Witt).

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De Witt, MOA small town of 55Missouri · 55 people
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Rives, MOA small town of 64Missouri · 64 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.

De WittA small town of 55
Quiet strengthsDe Witt doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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RivesA small town of 64
Quiet strengthsRives doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

Street grid3.4×
De Witt has the more walkable street grid
De Witt 112Rives 33.1
Average commute6 min
De Witt has the shorter commute
Rives 31 minDe Witt 25 min
Homeowners+10 pts renters
De Witt has more renters
Rives 100%De Witt 90%
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
De WittRives
Snow a year12″4″
January low20°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)201d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th84th
Community
De WittRives
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

287 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

De WittMORivesMO
De Witt ↔ Rives287 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.

De WittRives
People
Population 55Lowest 64Highest
Median age 66.1±7.2Lowest 69% above MO 73±36.5Highest 87% above MO
Rives and De Witt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±61.7Lowest MO: 22.3% 9.4%±42.7Highest MO: 22.3%
Rives and De Witt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 58.2%±55.1Highest MO: 17.9% 56.3%±53.8Lowest MO: 17.9%
De Witt and Rives are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4%Lowest MO: 32.4% 7%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±22.8Highest MO: 5.7% 1.6%±19Lowest MO: 5.7%
De Witt and Rives are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $45,000±$26k 80% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $292 85% below MO —
Below poverty line 18.2%Highest MO: 12.6% 4.7%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90%Lowest MO: 68.1% 100%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 11 yrs older than MO 1974Highest 4 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 8% above MO 31 minHighest 32% above MO
Work from home 16.7%±20.2Highest MO: 13% 0%±57.1Lowest MO: 13%
De Witt and Rives 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 40.3 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Carrollton (13%)Kennett (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RivesFew work in De Witt
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 112Highest 33.1Lowest
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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