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Dexter vs Boonville

213 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.6× in Boonville) and street grid (2.2× in Dexter).

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Dexter, MOHomes around $169KMissouri · 7,891 people
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Boonville, MOA history townMissouri · 7,689 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.

DexterHomes around $169K
Housing$169K typical home37% below the MO typical home Outdoors#83 most walkable in MO1.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health91% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Dexter →
BoonvilleA history town
HistorySettled in 181730 places on the National Register SchoolsBetter than 60%of MO districts Health77% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Boonville →
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.

Trails5.6×
Boonville has more miles of trail
Boonville 5.6 miDexter 1.0 mi
Street grid2.2×
Dexter has the more walkable street grid
Dexter 78.7Boonville 35.0
Home values+37%
Homes cost more in Boonville
Boonville $187,900Dexter $137,200
Growth since 2010+5.1 pts
Dexter has grown faster since 2010
Dexter +0.8%Boonville -4.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Dexter$1,010/mo
Typical home $169K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $765/mo · Housing →
Boonville$1,160/mo
Typical home $200K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $767/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Boonville and Dexter.

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

Boonville places higher on 11 of 21 MO lists

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.

Safety
CDexterSafer than 25% of U.S. towns CBoonvilleSafer than 25% of U.S. towns
Schools
–DexterNot graded BBoonvilleBetter than 60% of districts in the state
Health
DDexterHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns C−BoonvilleHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns
9Dexter
11Boonville

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 261 towns #203#51 Most trailsOutdoors · 151 towns #139#61 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #83#217 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 261 towns #255#167 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #116#191 Most affordableCost of living · 260 towns #73#142 HealthiestHealth · 261 towns #211#145 Most activeHealth · 261 towns #200#138

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Dexter’s rankings →

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
DexterBoonville
Snow a year3″13″
January low28°F21°F
July high91°F89°F
Growing season (days)225d206d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd41st
Outdoors & history
DexterBoonville
Trails1 mi6 mi
Conserved land2%3.4%
Settled18731817
National Register places130
Archive photos36
Famous people born here828
Community
DexterBoonville
Library hours a week40 hrs54 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

213 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DexterMOBoonvilleMO
Dexter ↔ Boonville213 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.

DexterBoonville
People
Population 7,891Highest 7,689Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.8%Highest MO: +2.8% -4.3%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 38.5±4.3Lowest about the MO average 39.1±1.4Highest about the MO average
Boonville and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.8%±4.2Highest MO: 22.3% 21.9%±2.4Lowest MO: 22.3%
Dexter and Boonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.9%±3.9Highest MO: 17.9% 19.9%±2.8Lowest MO: 17.9%
Dexter and Boonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.7%Lowest MO: 32.4% 21.6%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±1.5Highest MO: 5.7% 2.1%±0.9Lowest MO: 5.7%
Dexter and Boonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,701±$5kLowest 27% below MO $56,429±$9kHighest 20% below MO
Boonville and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $137,200±$12kLowest 40% below MO $187,900±$23kHighest 18% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $765±$68Lowest 26% below MO $767±$105Highest 26% below MO
Boonville and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,249Lowest 36% below MO $1,265Highest 35% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25.1%±9Lowest MO: 45.6% 41.7%±10.9Highest MO: 45.6%
Boonville and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17%Highest MO: 12.6% 14.3%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60%Lowest MO: 68.1% 63.1%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 7 yrs older than MO 1965Lowest 13 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 9% below MO 25 minHighest 7% above MO
Work from home 3.8%±2.9Highest MO: 13% 3.2%±1.6Lowest MO: 13%
Dexter and Boonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 33.1%Highest 28.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.46Highest 1.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sikeston (7%)Columbia (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BoonvilleFew work in Dexter
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Lowest 3.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 5.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 78.7Highest 35.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#132 of 226 in MO
School district —DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS · BOONVILLE R-I
High school in town —Boonville High
Students per teacherat that high school — 15.1
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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