Skip to content

TownTapestry

Find a town

Guest, Sign inJoin

Compare towns

Deepwater vs Eminence

153 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (46× in Eminence) and trails (15× in Eminence).

×

Deepwater, MOHomes around $100KMissouri · 320 people

×

Eminence, MOA regional job hubMissouri · 388 people

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.

DeepwaterHomes around $100K

Housing$100K typical home63% below the MO typical home All about Deepwater →

EminenceA regional job hub

Work315 jobsbased in Eminence, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 29%of MO districts Housing$194K typical home27% below the MO typical home All about Eminence →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker46×

Eminence is more of a job hub

Eminence 1.84Deepwater 0.04

Eminence has more miles of trail

Eminence 1.5 miDeepwater 0.1 mi

Average commute47 min

Deepwater has the shorter commute

Eminence 70 minDeepwater 23 min

Property tax bill2×

Tax bills are bigger in Deepwater

Deepwater $767Eminence $375

Conserved land+38 pts

Deepwater has more conserved land

Deepwater 49.2%Eminence 11.2%

Street grid2.7×

Deepwater has the more walkable street grid

Deepwater 90.4Eminence 33.1

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Eminence

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%

Deepwater$600/mo

Typical home $100K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $686/mo · Housing →

Eminence$1,070/mo

Typical home $194K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.31% · or rent about $432/mo · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,600 a year, between Eminence and Deepwater.

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

–DeepwaterNot graded CEminenceBetter than 29% 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

DeepwaterEminence

Snow a year11″6″

January low19°F 21°F

July high90°F 92°F

Growing season (days)187d 182d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th 84th

Outdoors & history

DeepwaterEminence

Conserved land—11.2%

Settled1885 —

Archive photos12 2

Famous people born here3 —

Community

DeepwaterEminence

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

153 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DeepwaterMO EminenceMO

Deepwater ↔ Eminence153 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

DeepwaterEminence

People

Population 320Lowest 388Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -14.2% MO: +2.8%

Median age 38.5±6.9Lowest about the MO average 38.7±20.6Highest about the MO average

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

Kids under 18 24.4%±7Highest MO: 22.3% 17.3%±8.5Lowest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 17.8%±5.4Lowest MO: 17.9% 20.1%±10Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.2%Highest MO: 32.4% 5.2%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±4.1Lowest MO: 5.7% 8.5%±9.4Highest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $29,722±$12kLowest 58% below MO $45,417±$14kHighest 36% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $81,300±$19kLowest 65% below MO $120,700±$41kHighest 48% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $686±$279Highest 34% below MO $432±$201Lowest 58% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $767Highest 61% below MO $375Lowest 81% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.8%±80.1Highest MO: 45.6% 22.4%±39.8Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 36.2%Highest MO: 12.6% 30.8%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 75.8%Highest MO: 68.1% 75%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 7 yrs older than MO 1963Lowest 15 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the MO average 70 minHighest 199% above MO

Work from home 13.1%±12.4Highest MO: 13% 2.2%±4.3Lowest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 21.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 1.84Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Clinton (32%)Summersville (4%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EminenceFew work in Deepwater

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 49.2%Highest 11.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 1.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 90.4Highest 33.1Lowest

Schools

School district —EMINENCE R-I

High school in town —Eminence High

Students per teacherat that high school — 8.6

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 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.

Deepwater neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Deepwater’s Town Square.

Eminence neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Eminence’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Deepwater and Eminence

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Towns like Deepwater

Purcell324 people · $88K homes

Verona477 people · $90K homes

Fillmore299 people · $83K homes

Lewistown343 people · $79K homes

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.