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Glasgow vs Tarkio

159 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+40% in Glasgow) and jobs per worker (+89% in Glasgow).

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Glasgow, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 1,118 people
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Tarkio, MOHomes around $127KMissouri · 1,471 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.

GlasgowKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 15%of MO districts HistorySettled in 18365 places on the National Register Health68% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Glasgow →
TarkioHomes around $127K
Housing$127K typical home53% below the MO typical home Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 64%of MO districts All about Tarkio →
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.

Home values+40%
Homes cost more in Glasgow
Glasgow $122,600Tarkio $87,800
Jobs per worker+89%
Glasgow is more of a job hub
Glasgow 1.08Tarkio 0.57
Property tax bill+26%
Tax bills are bigger in Tarkio
Tarkio $1,197Glasgow $948
Average commute6 min
Glasgow has the shorter commute
Tarkio 23 minGlasgow 17 min
Homeowners+8.4 pts renters
Tarkio has more renters
Glasgow 81.8%Tarkio 73.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Glasgow

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.

Glasgow$1,270/mo
Typical home $216K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $446/mo · Housing →
Tarkio$810/mo
Typical home $127K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $660/mo · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,600 a year, between Glasgow and Tarkio.

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−GlasgowBetter than 15% of districts in the state BTarkioBetter than 64% of districts in the state
Health
CGlasgowHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns C−TarkioHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns
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
GlasgowTarkio
Snow a year10″30″
January low18°F14°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)191d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th74th
Outdoors & history
GlasgowTarkio
Settled18361880
National Register places53
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here5—
Community
GlasgowTarkio
Library hours a week24 hrs26 hrs
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

159 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GlasgowMOTarkioMO
Glasgow ↔ Tarkio159 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.

GlasgowTarkio
People
Population 1,118Lowest 1,471Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.5%Highest MO: +2.8% -4.9%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 49.3±5.9Lowest 26% above MO 51±5.8Highest 31% above MO
Tarkio and Glasgow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.3%±5.2Highest MO: 22.3% 17.7%±3.6Lowest MO: 22.3%
Glasgow and Tarkio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.3%±5.8Highest MO: 17.9% 25.1%±2.5Lowest MO: 17.9%
Glasgow and Tarkio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.7%Highest MO: 32.4% 23.1%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±1.6Lowest MO: 5.7% 3.1%±1.5Highest MO: 5.7%
Tarkio and Glasgow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,446±$12kLowest 29% below MO $56,927±$10kHighest 19% below MO
Tarkio and Glasgow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $122,600±$20kHighest 47% below MO $87,800±$6kLowest 62% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $446±$327Lowest 57% below MO $660±$71Highest 36% below MO
Tarkio and Glasgow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $948Lowest 51% below MO $1,197Highest 39% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.8%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 28.9%±8.5Lowest MO: 45.6%
Glasgow and Tarkio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.9%Lowest MO: 12.6% 14.4%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.8%Highest MO: 68.1% 73.4%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 14 yrs older than MO 1958Lowest 20 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 26% below MO 23 minHighest about the MO average
Work from home 5.4%±3.4Highest MO: 13% 3.8%±2.6Lowest MO: 13%
Glasgow and Tarkio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 15.3%Lowest 17.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.08Highest 0.57Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Columbia (19%)Rock Port (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TarkioFew work in Glasgow
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 76.1Lowest 106Highest
Schools
School district GLASGOWTARKIO R-I
High school in town Glasgow HighTarkio JH and High School
Students per teacherat that high school 10.1Highest 8.8Lowest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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