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Fillmore vs Chamois

195 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (14× in Chamois) and property tax bill (+67% in Fillmore).

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Fillmore, MOA small town of 299Missouri · 299 people
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Chamois, MOHomes around $193KMissouri · 375 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.

FillmoreA small town of 299
Quiet strengthsFillmore doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fillmore →
ChamoisHomes around $193K
Housing$193K typical home28% below the MO typical home HistorySettled in 18562 places on the National Register All about Chamois →
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 worker14×
Chamois is more of a job hub
Chamois 0.42Fillmore 0.03
Property tax bill+67%
Tax bills are bigger in Fillmore
Fillmore $700Chamois $420
Average commute5 min
Fillmore has the shorter commute
Chamois 38 minFillmore 32 min
Typical home built14 yrs
Fillmore’s homes are older
Chamois 1952Fillmore 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Fillmore

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.

Fillmore$1,470/mo
Typical home $247K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $783/mo · Housing →
Chamois$1,120/mo
Typical home $193K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $640/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,200 a year, between Fillmore and Chamois.

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
–FillmoreNot graded B−ChamoisBetter than 53% of districts in the state
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
FillmoreChamois
Snow a year21″11″
January low17°F21°F
July high87°F88°F
Growing season (days)182d191d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th89th
Outdoors & history
FillmoreChamois
Settled18451856
National Register places—2
Archive photos12
Famous people born here1—
Community
FillmoreChamois
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

195 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FillmoreMOChamoisMO
Fillmore ↔ Chamois195 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.

FillmoreChamois
People
Population 299Lowest 375Highest
Median age 35.2±4.2Lowest 10% below MO 35.4±5.1Highest 9% below MO
Chamois and Fillmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.4%±9.6Highest MO: 22.3% 24.8%±7.2Lowest MO: 22.3%
Fillmore and Chamois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14%±9Lowest MO: 17.9% 16.3%±6.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Chamois and Fillmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.7%Lowest MO: 32.4% 10.3%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.7Lowest MO: 5.7% 0.8%±0.9Highest MO: 5.7%
Chamois and Fillmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $39,833±$14k 44% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $83,100±$17kHighest 64% below MO $64,400±$12kLowest 72% below MO
Fillmore and Chamois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $783±$241Highest 24% below MO $640±$170Lowest 38% below MO
Fillmore and Chamois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $700Highest 64% below MO $420Lowest 78% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 61.9%±100Highest MO: 45.6%
Chamois and Fillmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.4%Lowest MO: 12.6% 26.2%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80%Lowest MO: 68.1% 83.6%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO 1952Highest 26 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 37% above MO 38 minHighest 60% above MO
Work from home 3.1%±6Highest MO: 13% 1.6%±3.2Lowest MO: 13%
Fillmore and Chamois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.42Highest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Joseph (51%)Jefferson City (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ChamoisFew work in Fillmore
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest
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 154Highest 115Lowest
Schools
School district —OSAGE CO. R-I
High school in town —Chamois High
Students per teacherat that high school — 5.7
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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