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Eminence vs Rosebud

85 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (3.6× in Rosebud) and average commute (43 min in Rosebud).

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Eminence, MOA regional job hubMissouri · 388 people
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Rosebud, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 442 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.

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 →
RosebudKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 64%of MO districts All about Rosebud →
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.

Property tax bill3.6×
Tax bills are bigger in Rosebud
Rosebud $1,359Eminence $375
Average commute43 min
Rosebud has the shorter commute
Eminence 70 minRosebud 27 min
Work in town+20.9 pts
More of Eminence’s workers stay in town
Eminence 21.6%Rosebud 0.7%
Jobs per worker2.2×
Eminence is more of a job hub
Eminence 1.84Rosebud 0.83
Conserved land+11.2 pts
Eminence has more conserved land
Eminence 11.2%Rosebud 0%
Typical home built16 yrs
Eminence’s homes are older
Rosebud 1979Eminence 1963
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $580 more a month in Rosebud

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.

Eminence$1,070/mo
Typical home $194K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.31% · or rent about $432/mo · Housing →
Rosebud$1,650/mo
Typical home $271K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $500/mo · Housing →

The difference: $580 a month, about $7,000 a year, between Rosebud and Eminence.

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
CEminenceBetter than 29% of districts in the state BRosebudBetter than 64% 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
EminenceRosebud
Snow a year6″14″
January low21°F18°F
July high92°F87°F
Growing season (days)182d168d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)84th54th
Outdoors & history
EminenceRosebud
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land11.2%—
Archive photos22
Community
EminenceRosebud
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

85 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EminenceMORosebudMO
Eminence ↔ Rosebud85 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.

EminenceRosebud
People
Population 388Lowest 442Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.2% MO: +2.8% —
Median age 38.7±20.6Lowest about the MO average 41±17.8Highest 5% above MO
Rosebud and Eminence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.3%±8.5Lowest MO: 22.3% 19.9%±8.7Highest MO: 22.3%
Rosebud and Eminence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.1%±10Highest MO: 17.9% 13.3%±3.1Lowest MO: 17.9%
Eminence and Rosebud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.2%Lowest MO: 32.4% 9.4%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.5%±9.4Highest MO: 5.7% 0.5%±2.8Lowest MO: 5.7%
Eminence and Rosebud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,417±$14kLowest 36% below MO $50,625±$22kHighest 28% below MO
Rosebud and Eminence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $120,700±$41kLowest 48% below MO $132,800±$51kHighest 42% below MO
Rosebud and Eminence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $432±$201Lowest 58% below MO $500±$124Highest 52% below MO
Rosebud and Eminence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $375Lowest 81% below MO $1,359Highest 30% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.4%±39.8Lowest MO: 45.6% 37.2%±56.4Highest MO: 45.6%
Rosebud and Eminence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 30.8%Highest MO: 12.6% 13.3%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75%Highest MO: 68.1% 72.4%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 15 yrs older than MO 1979Highest 1 yr newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 70 minHighest 199% above MO 27 minLowest 15% above MO
Work from home 2.2%±4.3Highest MO: 13% 0%±5.9Lowest MO: 13%
Eminence and Rosebud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 21.6%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 23.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.84Highest 0.83Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Summersville (4%)Owensville (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RosebudFew work in Eminence
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 33.1Lowest 45.9Highest
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
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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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