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Everton vs Bellflower

172 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.2× in Everton) and average commute (6 min in Everton).

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Everton, MOA small town of 223Missouri · 223 people
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Bellflower, MOA small town of 238Missouri · 238 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.

EvertonA small town of 223
Quiet strengthsEverton doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Everton →
BellflowerA small town of 238
Quiet strengthsBellflower doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bellflower →
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.

Jobs per worker3.2×
Everton is more of a job hub
Everton 0.41Bellflower 0.13
Average commute6 min
Everton has the shorter commute
Bellflower 36 minEverton 30 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,200 more a month in Everton

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.

Everton$1,570/mo
Typical home $261K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $738/mo · Housing →
Bellflower$370/mo
Typical home $62K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $907/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,200 a month, about $14,400 a year, between Everton and Bellflower.

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
C+EvertonBetter than 42% of districts in the state –BellflowerNot graded
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
EvertonBellflower
Snow a year9″—
January low24°F—
July high91°F—
Growing season (days)196d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th43rd
Outdoors & history
EvertonBellflower
Settled1881—
Archive photos1—
Community
EvertonBellflower
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

172 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EvertonMOBellflowerMO
Everton ↔ Bellflower172 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.

EvertonBellflower
People
Population 223Lowest 238Highest
Median age 44.8±21.5Highest 15% above MO 41.5±9.7Lowest 6% above MO
Everton and Bellflower are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.9%±8.1Lowest MO: 22.3% 20.6%±5.6Highest MO: 22.3%
Bellflower and Everton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.7%±8.9Highest MO: 17.9% 13.4%±10.5Lowest MO: 17.9%
Everton and Bellflower are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.8%Highest MO: 32.4% 3.4%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±8.5Highest MO: 5.7% 2.1%±2.8Lowest MO: 5.7%
Everton and Bellflower are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $37,667±$6kLowest 47% below MO $45,313±$22kHighest 36% below MO
Bellflower and Everton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $69,500±$46kHighest 70% below MO $61,700±$17kLowest 73% below MO
Everton and Bellflower are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $738±$511Lowest 29% below MO $907±$364Highest 12% below MO
Bellflower and Everton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $638Highest 67% below MO $567Lowest 71% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.5%±55Highest MO: 45.6% 40%±36.8Lowest MO: 45.6%
Everton and Bellflower are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.4%Lowest MO: 12.6% 40.3%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.6%Lowest MO: 68.1% 61.2%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 6 yrs older than MO 1969Lowest 9 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 29% above MO 36 minHighest 52% above MO
Work from home 3.8%±7.6Lowest MO: 13% 4.9%±6.2Highest MO: 13%
Bellflower and Everton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miLowest 30.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (29%)Jonesburg (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BellflowerFew work in Everton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
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 133Highest 113Lowest
Schools
School district EVERTON R-III—
High school in town Everton High—
Students per teacherat that high school 11.3 —
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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