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Grandview vs Carthage

120 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.3× in Grandview) and property tax bill (+88% in Grandview).

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Grandview, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 26,527 people
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Carthage, MOA regional job hubMissouri · 15,574 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.

GrandviewAn outdoors town
Outdoors#13 most conserved land in MO13 miles of trails across 14 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 10%of MO districts Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Grandview →
CarthageA regional job hub
Work8,604 jobsbased in Carthage, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 62%of MO districts Health96% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Carthage →
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.

Trails6.3×
Grandview has more miles of trail
Grandview 13.3 miCarthage 2.1 mi
Property tax bill+88%
Tax bills are bigger in Grandview
Grandview $2,055Carthage $1,095
Work in town+23.8 pts
More of Carthage’s workers stay in town
Carthage 31.6%Grandview 7.8%
Work from home+9.7 pts
More people work from home in Grandview
Grandview 16.2%Carthage 6.5%
Home values+28%
Homes cost more in Grandview
Grandview $188,500Carthage $146,800
Kids under 18+9 pts
Carthage has more kids
Carthage 32.3%Grandview 23.3%
★ What stands out · 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.

Safety
–GrandviewNot graded B−CarthageSafer than 49% of U.S. towns
Schools
DGrandviewBetter than 10% of districts in the state BCarthageBetter than 62% of districts in the state
Health
C−GrandviewHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns D−CarthageHealthier than 4% of U.S. towns
10Grandview
10Carthage

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 216 towns #200#53 Most trailsOutdoors · 151 towns #28#127 Most new homesHousing · 200 towns #172#69 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #145#21 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #52#166 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #182#71 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #13#77 Fewest smokersHealth · 261 towns #134#199

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Grandview’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.

Grandview$1,370/mo
Typical home $223K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $1,035/mo · Housing →
Carthage$1,400/mo
Typical home $239K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $975/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
GrandviewCarthage
Snow a year9″8″
January low—25°F
July high—90°F
Growing season (days)—206d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th41st
Outdoors & history
GrandviewCarthage
Trails13 mi2 mi
Conserved land9.6%3.1%
Settled19001842
National Register places27
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here532
Community
GrandviewCarthage
Library hours a week69 hrs51 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

120 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GrandviewMOCarthageMO
Grandview ↔ Carthage120 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.

GrandviewCarthage
People
Population 26,527Highest 15,574Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.1%Lowest MO: +2.8% +8%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 34.7±2.2Highest 11% below MO 32.2±4.1Lowest 17% below MO
Grandview and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.3%±2.4Lowest MO: 22.3% 32.3%±4.1Highest MO: 22.3%
Age 65+ 14.4%±1.6Highest MO: 17.9% 13.2%±1.9Lowest MO: 17.9%
Grandview and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.5%Highest MO: 32.4% 22.1%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.1%±1.5Highest MO: 5.7% 3.4%±1.1Lowest MO: 5.7%
Grandview and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $53,447±$7kHighest 24% below MO $51,328±$5kLowest 27% below MO
Grandview and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $188,500±$17kHighest 18% below MO $146,800±$9kLowest 36% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,035±$44Highest about the MO average $975±$69Lowest 6% below MO
Grandview and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,055Highest 5% above MO $1,095Lowest 44% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.7%±9.6Lowest MO: 45.6% 61.2%±16Highest MO: 45.6%
Carthage and Grandview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.9%Lowest MO: 12.6% 27.2%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 49.1%Lowest MO: 68.1% 53%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973 5 yrs older than MO 1973 5 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 5% below MO 16 minLowest 34% below MO
Work from home 16.2%±3.3Highest MO: 13% 6.5%±2.9Lowest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 7.8%Lowest 31.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.83Lowest 1.52Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kansas City (31%)Joplin (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CarthageFew work in Grandview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.6%Highest 3.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.3 miHighest 2.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 14Highest 6Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 49.9Lowest 60.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #202 of 226 in MO#148 of 226 in MO
School district GRANDVIEW C-4CARTHAGE R-IX
High school in town Grandview SR. HighCarthage High School
Students per teacherat that high school 17.5Lowest 18.4Highest
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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