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Granby vs Marceline

206 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.6× in Marceline) and work in town (+28.3 pts in Marceline).

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Granby, MOHomes around $205KMissouri · 2,745 people
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Marceline, MOOne of the healthiest townsMissouri · 2,292 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.

GranbyHomes around $205K
Housing$205K typical home23% below the MO typical home Health94% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 38%of MO districts All about Granby →
MarcelineOne of the healthiest towns
Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$150K typical home44% below the MO typical home HistorySettled in 18875 places on the National Register All about Marceline →
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 worker4.6×
Marceline is more of a job hub
Marceline 1.28Granby 0.28
Work in town+28.3 pts
More of Marceline’s workers stay in town
Marceline 32.2%Granby 3.9%
Property tax bill+29%
Tax bills are bigger in Marceline
Marceline $769Granby $596
Average commute5 min
Marceline has the shorter commute
Granby 23 minMarceline 18 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Granby

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.

Granby$1,170/mo
Typical home $205K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $846/mo · Housing →
Marceline$880/mo
Typical home $150K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $642/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Granby and Marceline.

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+GranbyBetter than 38% of districts in the state –MarcelineNot graded
Health
DGranbyHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns DMarcelineHealthier than 12% 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
GranbyMarceline
Snow a year8″19″
January low25°F18°F
July high90°F87°F
Growing season (days)206d192d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd38th
Outdoors & history
GranbyMarceline
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled—1887
National Register places—5
Archive photos412
Famous people born here1—
Community
GranbyMarceline
Library hours a week—40 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

206 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GranbyMOMarcelineMO
Granby ↔ Marceline206 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.

GranbyMarceline
People
Population 2,745Highest 2,292Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.9%Highest MO: +2.8% -4.9%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 35.4±7.6Highest 9% below MO 35.3±5.5Lowest 9% below MO
Granby and Marceline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.3%±4.8Lowest MO: 22.3% 29.5%±5.5Highest MO: 22.3%
Marceline and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.9%±3.4Lowest MO: 17.9% 15.4%±3Highest MO: 17.9%
Marceline and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.9%Lowest MO: 32.4% 19%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±1.7Lowest MO: 5.7% 3.9%±1.8Highest MO: 5.7%
Marceline and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,864±$18kLowest 31% below MO $63,355±$18kHighest 10% below MO
Marceline and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $104,700±$27kHighest 55% below MO $96,700±$16kLowest 58% below MO
Granby and Marceline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $846±$90Highest 18% below MO $642±$149Lowest 38% below MO
Granby and Marceline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $596Lowest 69% below MO $769Highest 61% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.7%±16.1Lowest MO: 45.6% 55.4%±2.1Highest MO: 45.6%
Marceline and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 25.6%Highest MO: 12.6% 19.4%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.8%Highest MO: 68.1% 72.7%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 6 yrs older than MO 1965Lowest 13 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest about the MO average 18 minLowest 25% below MO
Work from home 5.9%±3.9Lowest MO: 13% 7.3%±7.5Highest MO: 13%
Marceline and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.9%Lowest 32.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Lowest 1.28Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Neosho (18%)Brookfield (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MarcelineFew work in Granby
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 38.3Lowest 48.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #196 of 226 in MO—
School district EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI—
High school in town None in town—
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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