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Doolittle vs Irondale

67 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4.9× in Irondale) and average commute (23 min in Doolittle).

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Doolittle, MOHomes around $192KMissouri · 561 people
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Irondale, MOHomes around $196KMissouri · 622 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.

DoolittleHomes around $192K
Housing$192K typical home28% below the MO typical home All about Doolittle →
IrondaleHomes around $196K
Housing$196K typical home27% below the MO typical home All about Irondale →
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 grid4.9×
Irondale has the more walkable street grid
Irondale 94.2Doolittle 19.1
Average commute23 min
Doolittle has the shorter commute
Irondale 41 minDoolittle 18 min
Age 65++19.2 pts
Doolittle has more people 65 and up
Doolittle 27.1%Irondale 7.9%
Property tax bill+55%
Tax bills are bigger in Doolittle
Doolittle $1,022Irondale $660
Jobs per worker+50%
Doolittle is more of a job hub
Doolittle 0.36Irondale 0.24
★ 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.

Doolittle$1,140/mo
Typical home $192K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $633/mo · Housing →
Irondale$1,130/mo
Typical home $196K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $1,025/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
DoolittleIrondale
Snow a year17″12″
January low22°F21°F
July high89°F86°F
Growing season (days)207d198d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th70th
Outdoors & history
DoolittleIrondale
Settled19431807
Famous people born here—3
Community
DoolittleIrondale
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

67 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DoolittleMOIrondaleMO
Doolittle ↔ Irondale67 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.

DoolittleIrondale
People
Population 561Lowest 622Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10.5% MO: +2.8% —
Median age 35.9±12.4Highest 8% below MO 35.4±6.1Lowest 9% below MO
Doolittle and Irondale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.2%±7.9Lowest MO: 22.3% 30.4%±9.5Highest MO: 22.3%
Irondale and Doolittle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.1%±12.4Highest MO: 17.9% 7.9%±4.9Lowest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.7%Highest MO: 32.4% 3.8%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±1.7Lowest MO: 5.7% 2.1%±3.5Highest MO: 5.7%
Irondale and Doolittle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $40,417±$17kHighest 43% below MO $37,368±$29kLowest 47% below MO
Doolittle and Irondale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $119,200±$16kHighest 48% below MO $99,300±$65kLowest 57% below MO
Doolittle and Irondale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $633±$176Lowest 39% below MO $1,025±$306Highest about the MO average
Irondale and Doolittle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,022Highest 48% below MO $660Lowest 66% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 9.1%±63.4Lowest MO: 45.6% 94.4%±100Highest MO: 45.6%
Irondale and Doolittle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.3%Lowest MO: 12.6% 33%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.4%Lowest MO: 68.1% 88.6%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 6 yrs older than MO 1981Highest 3 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 22% below MO 41 minHighest 76% above MO
Work from home 4.3%±5.1Lowest MO: 13% 9.7%±17.2Highest MO: 13%
Irondale and Doolittle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rolla (38%)Potosi (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in IrondaleFew work in Doolittle
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Highest 0%Lowest
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 19.1Lowest 94.2Highest
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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