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Ferrelview vs Lanagan

187 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (7.1× in Ferrelview) and property tax bill (+73% in Ferrelview).

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Ferrelview, MOA small town of 752Missouri · 752 people
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Lanagan, MOA small town of 483Missouri · 483 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.

FerrelviewA small town of 752
Quiet strengthsFerrelview doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ferrelview →
LanaganA small town of 483
Quiet strengthsLanagan doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lanagan →
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 grid7.1×
Ferrelview has the more walkable street grid
Ferrelview 279Lanagan 39.6
Property tax bill+73%
Tax bills are bigger in Ferrelview
Ferrelview $519Lanagan $300
Jobs per worker3×
Lanagan is more of a job hub
Lanagan 0.09Ferrelview 0.03
Typical home built26 yrs
Lanagan’s homes are older
Ferrelview 1986Lanagan 1960
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Lanagan

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.

Ferrelview$270/mo
Typical home $43K (Census) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $893/mo · Housing →
Lanagan$500/mo
Typical home $90K (Census) · tax rate 0.33% · or rent about $678/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Lanagan and Ferrelview.

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.

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
FerrelviewLanagan
Snow a year18″9″
January low20°F25°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)193d191d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th89th
Outdoors & history
FerrelviewLanagan
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Archive photos2—
Community
FerrelviewLanagan
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

187 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FerrelviewMOLanaganMO
Ferrelview ↔ Lanagan187 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.

FerrelviewLanagan
People
Population 752Highest 483Lowest
Median age 30.4±4Lowest 22% below MO 32.6±4.7Highest 16% below MO
Lanagan and Ferrelview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.7%±6.8Lowest MO: 22.3% 28.4%±9.5Highest MO: 22.3%
Lanagan and Ferrelview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8%±4Lowest MO: 17.9% 9.5%±5.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Lanagan and Ferrelview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.2%Highest MO: 32.4% 6.8%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±3Highest MO: 5.7% 1.9%±3.5Lowest MO: 5.7%
Ferrelview and Lanagan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,938±$7kLowest 35% below MO $49,000±$19kHighest 31% below MO
Lanagan and Ferrelview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $43,000±$22kLowest 81% below MO $90,000±$51kHighest 61% below MO
Lanagan and Ferrelview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $893±$79Highest 14% below MO $678±$136Lowest 34% below MO
Ferrelview and Lanagan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $519Highest 73% below MO $300Lowest 85% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.8%±15.3Highest MO: 45.6% 46.2%±13.6Lowest MO: 45.6%
Ferrelview and Lanagan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.8%Highest MO: 12.6% 17%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 36%Highest MO: 68.1% 34.5%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 8 yrs newer than MO 1960Lowest 18 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the MO average 25 minHighest 7% above MO
Work from home 4%±3.9Lowest MO: 13% 8.8%±6.5Highest MO: 13%
Lanagan and Ferrelview 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 15.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.09Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kansas City (46%)Noel (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LanaganFew work in Ferrelview
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 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 279Highest 39.6Lowest
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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