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Gladstone vs Arnold

232 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.1× in Arnold) and property tax bill (+43% in Gladstone).

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Gladstone, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 27,207 people

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Arnold, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 20,956 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.

GladstoneAn outdoors town

Outdoors#35 most walkable in MO2.1 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves Schools#102 for schools in MOof 226 towns Health57% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Gladstone →

ArnoldAn outdoors town

Outdoors#12 most conserved land in MO6.5 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Health54% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Arnold →

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.

Arnold has more miles of trail

Arnold 6.5 miGladstone 2.1 mi

Property tax bill+43%

Tax bills are bigger in Gladstone

Gladstone $2,477Arnold $1,729

Work from home+6.6 pts

More people work from home in Gladstone

Gladstone 14.7%Arnold 8.1%

Growth since 2010+6.3 pts

Gladstone has grown faster since 2010

Gladstone +6.5%Arnold +0.2%

Homeowners+11.4 pts renters

Gladstone has more renters

Arnold 79.8%Gladstone 68.4%

Street grid+55%

Gladstone has the more walkable street grid

Gladstone 109Arnold 70.4

★ What stands out · Report cards

Gladstone places higher on 13 of 22 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

CGladstoneSafer than 27% of U.S. towns –ArnoldNot graded

Schools

B+GladstoneBetter than 73% of districts in the state BArnoldBetter than 61% of districts in the state

Health

C+GladstoneHealthier than 43% of U.S. towns B−ArnoldHealthier than 46% of U.S. towns

13Gladstone

8Arnold

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 216 towns #53#151 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #63#140 Most trailsOutdoors · 151 towns #114#69 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #75#148 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 85 towns #43#20 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #35#105 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #156#218 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #102#149

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

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%

Gladstone$1,660/mo

Typical home $271K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.07% · or rent about $1,088/mo · Housing →

Arnold$1,630/mo

Typical home $276K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,112/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.

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

GladstoneArnold

Snow a year18″10″

January low20°F —

July high88°F —

Growing season (days)193d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th 70th

Outdoors & history

GladstoneArnold

Trails2 mi 7 mi

Conserved land4.5%10%

National Register places1 —

Archive photos3 7

Famous people born here2 3

Community

GladstoneArnold

Library hours a week69 hrs 60 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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

232 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GladstoneMO ArnoldMO

Gladstone ↔ Arnold232 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

GladstoneArnold

People

Population 27,207Highest 20,956Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.5%Highest MO: +2.8% +0.2%Lowest MO: +2.8%

Median age 41.9±1.8Highest 7% above MO 39.7±2.5Lowest about the MO average

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

Kids under 18 20.5%±2Lowest MO: 22.3% 20.7%±2.7Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 20.5%±1.9Highest MO: 17.9% 19.5%±2.1Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.7%Highest MO: 32.4% 25.4%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±0.9Lowest MO: 5.7% 4%±1.1Highest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $79,271±$6kHighest 12% above MO $78,370±$7kLowest 11% above MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $231,500±$10kHighest about the MO average $220,000±$9kLowest 4% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,088±$69Lowest 5% above MO $1,112±$60Highest 8% above MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,477Highest 27% above MO $1,729Lowest 11% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.1%±7Highest MO: 45.6% 36.2%±8.6Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 11%Highest MO: 12.6% 8.2%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 68.4%Lowest MO: 68.1% 79.8%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 5 yrs older than MO 1977Highest 1 yr older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the MO average 27 minHighest 16% above MO

Work from home 14.7%±2.8Highest MO: 13% 8.1%±2Lowest MO: 13%

Work in townworking residents 4.6%Lowest 7.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 14.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Lowest 0.97Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Kansas City (42%)St. Louis (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ArnoldFew work in Gladstone

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.5%Lowest 10%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miLowest 6.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Highest 5Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 109Highest 70.4Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #102 of 226 in MO #149 of 226 in MO

School district DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICE · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74FOX C-6

High school in town STAR SchoolFox SR. High

Students per teacherat that high school — 18.2

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.

Gladstone neighborsTown Square →

T Weaver · 1w

Gladstone Commute Time

1 neighbor in Gladstone can answer.

Arnold neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Gladstone

Oakwood142 people · $419K homes

Oakview377 people · $177K homes

Oakwood Park204 people · $207K homes

Towns like Gladstone

Nixa24,836 people · $259K homes

Washington15,130 people · $232K homes

Raytown29,445 people · $183K homes

Liberty30,689 people · $283K homes

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.