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%

Emerald Beach$1,110/mo

Typical home $196K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $625/mo · Housing →

Indian Point$1,600/mo

Typical home $290K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.34% · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Indian Point and Emerald Beach.

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

Emerald BeachIndian Point

Snow a year7″7″

January low22°F 24°F

July high89°F 92°F

Growing season (days)187d 205d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th 79th

Outdoors & history

Emerald BeachIndian Point

Trails—1 mi

Conserved land—47%

Community

Emerald BeachIndian Point

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

19 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Emerald BeachIndian Point

Emerald Beach ↔ Indian Point19 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

Emerald BeachIndian Point

People

Population 274Lowest 387Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +4.2% MO: +2.8%

Median age 56.6±11.7Lowest 45% above MO 62.4±4Highest 60% above MO

Indian Point and Emerald Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 16.1%±11.3Highest MO: 22.3% 6.2%±6.2Lowest MO: 22.3%

Emerald Beach and Indian Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 31.4%±15.7Lowest MO: 17.9% 44.4%±4.5Highest MO: 17.9%

Indian Point and Emerald Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.4%Lowest MO: 32.4% 29.8%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±5.8Highest MO: 5.7% 2.1%±4.4Lowest MO: 5.7%

Emerald Beach and Indian Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $45,781±$8kLowest 35% below MO $58,438±$24kHighest 17% below MO

Indian Point and Emerald Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $195,600±$41kLowest 15% below MO $317,400±$75kHighest 38% above MO

Rentmedian gross, monthly $625±$87 39% below MO —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,000Lowest 49% below MO $1,086Highest 44% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.6%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 33.3%±41Lowest MO: 45.6%

Emerald Beach and Indian Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 14.3%Highest MO: 12.6% 12.9%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.8%Highest MO: 68.1% 78%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1989Lowest 11 yrs newer than MO 1996Highest 18 yrs newer than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 32% above MO 20 minLowest 15% below MO

Work from home 16.5%±17.3Highest MO: 13% 10.2%±7.7Lowest MO: 13%

Emerald Beach and Indian Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Lowest 1.37Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (10%)Branson (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Indian PointFew work in Emerald Beach

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 16.2%Lowest 47%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 101Highest 31.9Lowest

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.

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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.

Emerald Beach vs Indian Point

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Indian Point

What daily life feels like in each

19 miles apart

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