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Gideon vs Ridgeway

348 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+42% in Ridgeway) and average commute (9 min in Ridgeway).

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Gideon, MOHomes around $84KMissouri · 662 people

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Ridgeway, MOA small town of 478Missouri · 478 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.

GideonHomes around $84K

Housing$84K typical home69% below the MO typical home SchoolsBetter than 24%of MO districts All about Gideon →

RidgewayA small town of 478

Quiet strengthsRidgeway doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Ridgeway →

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.

Property tax bill+42%

Tax bills are bigger in Ridgeway

Ridgeway $606Gideon $426

Average commute9 min

Ridgeway has the shorter commute

Gideon 25 minRidgeway 16 min

Street grid+50%

Ridgeway has the more walkable street grid

Ridgeway 54.2Gideon 36.1

★ What stands out · 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.

Down paymentRate%

Gideon$500/mo

Typical home $84K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $489/mo · Housing →

Ridgeway$490/mo

Typical home $83K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $435/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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−GideonBetter than 24% of districts in the state –RidgewayNot 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

GideonRidgeway

Snow a year7″21″

January low28°F 16°F

July high88°F 87°F

Growing season (days)227d 186d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th 44th

Outdoors & history

GideonRidgeway

Trails2 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1900 —

Archive photos4 —

Community

GideonRidgeway

Library hours a week28 hrs —

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

348 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GideonMO RidgewayMO

Gideon ↔ Ridgeway348 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

GideonRidgeway

People

Population 662Highest 478Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -28.6% MO: +2.8% —

Median age 46.3±9.7Lowest 19% above MO 46.5±7.4Highest 19% above MO

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

Kids under 18 22.1%±5.6Highest MO: 22.3% 20.9%±6.4Lowest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 26%±7.3Highest MO: 17.9% 16.9%±4Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.3%Highest MO: 32.4% 6.5%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±2.6Highest MO: 5.7% 1%±2.7Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $41,538±$8kHighest 41% below MO $39,000±$13kLowest 45% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $55,500±$11kLowest 76% below MO $83,100±$22kHighest 64% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $489±$88Highest 53% below MO $435±$380Lowest 58% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $426Lowest 78% below MO $606Highest 69% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64.9%±26.8Highest MO: 45.6% 25.6%±58Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 26.7%Lowest MO: 12.6% 34.5%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7%Highest MO: 68.1% 63.3%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 18 yrs older than MO 1956Lowest 22 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 5% above MO 16 minLowest 33% below MO

Work from home 0%±4.9 MO: 13% 0%±9.6 MO: 13%

Work in townworking residents 10.2%Highest 3.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.73Highest 0.68Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Portageville (6%)Bethany (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RidgewayFew work in Gideon

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.1Lowest 54.2Highest

Schools

School district GIDEON 37—

High school in town Gideon High—

Students per teacherat that high school 11.3 —

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Gideon neighborsTown Square →

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Ridgeway neighborsTown Square →

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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.