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

302 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EthelMO RivesMO

Ethel ↔ Rives302 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Missouri average

EthelRives

People

Population 65Highest 64Lowest

Median age 75.4±18.4Highest 93% above MO 73±36.5Lowest 87% above MO

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

Kids under 18 10.8%±26.5Highest MO: 22.3% 9.4%±42.7Lowest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 69.2%±50.4Highest MO: 17.9% 56.3%±53.8Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.6%Highest MO: 32.4% 7%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±18.7Lowest MO: 5.7% 1.6%±19Highest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Below poverty line 55.4%Highest MO: 12.6% 4.7%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100% MO: 68.1% 100% MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 18 yrs older than MO 1974Highest 4 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 42 minHighest 79% above MO 31 minLowest 32% above MO

Work from home 20%±22.3Highest MO: 13% 0%±57.1Lowest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.06Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Des Moines (11%)Kennett (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RivesFew work in Ethel

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 104Highest 33.1Lowest

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.

Ethel vs Rives

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