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Fulton vs Lebanon

90 miles apart. The biggest differences: work in town (+20.3 pts in Lebanon) and kids under 18 (+7.5 pts in Lebanon).

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Fulton, MOA history townMissouri · 12,617 people
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Lebanon, MOOne of the healthiest townsMissouri · 15,270 people
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.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Fulton places higher on 14 of 23 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Fulton$1,530/mo
Typical home $255K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $836/mo · Housing →
Lebanon$1,380/mo
Typical home $237K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $809/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Fulton and Lebanon.

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
FultonLebanon
Snow a year19″8″
January low20°F22°F
July high86°F88°F
Growing season (days)195d187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd52nd
Outdoors & history
FultonLebanon
Trails9 mi7 mi
Conserved land1.7%1.8%
Settled18251849
National Register places126
Archive photos36—
Famous people born here18—
Community
FultonLebanon
Library hours a week53 hrs63 hrs
Colleges in town2—
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

90 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fulton ↔ Lebanon90 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.

FultonLebanon
People
Population 12,617Lowest 15,270Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.5%Lowest MO: +2.8% +3.7%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 34.9±1.6Lowest 11% below MO 37.4±2.5Highest 4% below MO
Lebanon and Fulton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.2%±3.2Lowest MO: 22.3% 25.7%±3.1Highest MO: 22.3%
Age 65+ 15%±2.5Lowest MO: 17.9% 16.9%±2.2Highest MO: 17.9%
Lebanon and Fulton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.7%Highest MO: 32.4% 18.2%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 12.3%±1.1Highest MO: 5.7% 3%±1.3Lowest MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,429±$6kHighest 27% below MO $48,359±$5kLowest 32% below MO
Fulton and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $155,900±$16kLowest 32% below MO $158,800±$9kHighest 31% below MO
Lebanon and Fulton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $836±$83Highest 19% below MO $809±$56Lowest 22% below MO
Fulton and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,416Highest 27% below MO $1,138Lowest 42% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.2%±11.5Lowest MO: 45.6% 45.1%±9.5Highest MO: 45.6%
Lebanon and Fulton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.9%Lowest MO: 12.6% 21.7%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 48.2%Lowest MO: 68.1% 52.1%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 9 yrs older than MO 1978Highest same as MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minHighest 22% below MO 17 minLowest 26% below MO
Work from home 9.7%±3.8Highest MO: 13% 3.2%±1.8Lowest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 32.2%Lowest 52.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miHighest 2.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.55Lowest 2.06Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Columbia (17%)Springfield (4%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LebanonFew work in Fulton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 1.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.3 miHighest 6.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 39.7Lowest 50.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #134 of 226 in MO#192 of 226 in MO
School district DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICE · MO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAFLEBANON R-III
High school in town Fulton SR. HighLebanon SR. High
Students per teacherat that high school 16.0Lowest 18.5Highest
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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