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Evergreen vs Howardville

179 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (41.6× in Howardville) and household income (3.5× in Evergreen).

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Evergreen, MOA small town of 88Missouri · 88 people
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Howardville, MOA small town of 179Missouri · 179 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.

EvergreenA small town of 88
Quiet strengthsEvergreen doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Evergreen →
HowardvilleA small town of 179
Quiet strengthsHowardville doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Howardville →
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 grid41.6×
Howardville has the more walkable street grid
Howardville 87.4Evergreen 2.1
Household income3.5×
Households in Evergreen earn more
Evergreen $46,917Howardville $13,281
Jobs per worker7.2×
Evergreen is more of a job hub
Evergreen 0.36Howardville 0.05
Homeowners+20.4 pts renters
Evergreen has more renters
Howardville 29.1%Evergreen 8.7%
Size2×
Howardville is the bigger place
Howardville 179Evergreen 88
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
EvergreenHowardville
Snow a year8″7″
January low22°F28°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)187d227d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th91st
Outdoors & history
EvergreenHowardville
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land0%—
National Register places—1
Community
EvergreenHowardville
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

179 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EvergreenMOHowardvilleMO
Evergreen ↔ Howardville179 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.

EvergreenHowardville
People
Population 88Lowest 179Highest
Median age 33.5±0.4Highest 14% below MO 30.3±13.4Lowest 22% below MO
Evergreen and Howardville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.9%±28.2Lowest MO: 22.3% 27.4%±11.2Highest MO: 22.3%
Howardville and Evergreen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.7%±42Highest MO: 17.9% 10.6%±15.4Lowest MO: 17.9%
Evergreen and Howardville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3%Lowest MO: 32.4% 4%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±19.3Lowest MO: 5.7% 6.1%±10.9Highest MO: 5.7%
Howardville and Evergreen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $46,917±$8kHighest 34% below MO $13,281±$7kLowest 81% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $54,100±$6k 77% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $375±$318 64% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly — $330 83% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 10.5%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 57.7%±24.8Highest MO: 45.6%
Howardville and Evergreen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MO: 12.6% 53.6%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 8.7%Lowest MO: 68.1% 29.1%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 3 yrs older than MO 1979Highest 1 yr newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 18 min 23% below MO
Work from home 0%±52.2Lowest MO: 13% 8.2%±12.4Highest MO: 13%
Howardville and Evergreen 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 10.8 miLowest 20.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lebanon (55%)New Madrid (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HowardvilleFew work in Evergreen
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.1Lowest 87.4Highest
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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