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%

Fenton$2,210/mo

Typical home $354K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.18% · or rent about $1,622/mo · Housing →

Battlefield$1,810/mo

Typical home $307K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $1,042/mo · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Fenton and Battlefield.

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

Battlefield places higher on 11 of 18 MO lists

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.

Safety

–FentonNot graded BBattlefieldSafer than 64% of U.S. towns

Schools

AFentonBetter than 90% of districts in the state B+BattlefieldBetter than 67% of districts in the state

Health

A−FentonHealthier than 84% of U.S. towns A−BattlefieldHealthier than 84% of U.S. towns

6Fenton

11Battlefield

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #9#208 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 261 towns #11#221 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #171#71 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #159#68 Cheapest rentCost of living · 256 towns #244#159 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #190#120 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #236#176 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #39#5

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Fenton’s rankings →

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

FentonBattlefield

Snow a year10″14″

January low—24°F

July high—90°F

Growing season (days)—199d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd 29th

Outdoors & history

FentonBattlefield

Trails6 mi 1 mi

Conserved land13.5%0.5%

Settled1818 —

National Register places1 —

Archive photos18 —

Famous people born here6 —

Community

FentonBattlefield

Colleges in town1 —

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

187 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FentonMO BattlefieldMO

Fenton ↔ Battlefield187 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

FentonBattlefield

People

Population 4,088Lowest 6,165Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.8%Lowest MO: +2.8% +7.2%Highest MO: +2.8%

Median age 48±5.5Highest 23% above MO 41.8±4.1Lowest 7% above MO

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

Kids under 18 18.8%±4.1Lowest MO: 22.3% 22.1%±4.1Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 23.2%±3.9Highest MO: 17.9% 19.5%±5.1Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 49.3%Highest MO: 32.4% 43.7%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±2.4Lowest MO: 5.7% 5%±2.1Highest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $101,000±$7kHighest 43% above MO $94,542±$10kLowest 34% above MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $374,500±$20kHighest 63% above MO $255,600±$25kLowest 11% above MO

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,622±$131Highest 57% above MO $1,042±$130Lowest about the MO average

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,408Highest 126% above MO $1,979Lowest about the MO average

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21.3%±13.7Lowest MO: 45.6% 37.8%±11.6Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 3.5%Lowest MO: 12.6% 4.3%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 82.6%Lowest MO: 68.1% 85.8%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1989Lowest 11 yrs newer than MO 2002Highest 24 yrs newer than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 6% above MO 22 minLowest 9% below MO

Work from home 13.4%±4.2Lowest MO: 13% 17.4%±6.6Highest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 8.2%Highest 1.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miHighest 7.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 10.20Highest 0.18Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town St. Louis (16%)Springfield (65%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BattlefieldFew work in Fenton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 13.5%Highest 0.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 5.5 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.8Lowest 82.6Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #39 of 226 in MO #5 of 226 in MO

School district ROCKWOOD R-VISPRINGFIELD R-XII

High school in town None in townNone in town

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Fenton vs Battlefield

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Fenton

Battlefield places higher on 11 of 18 MO lists

What daily life feels like in each

187 miles apart

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