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Granger vs Rea 150 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (17 yrs in Granger) and property tax bill (+17% in Granger).
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Rea, MO A small town of 39 Missouri · 39 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.
Granger A small town of 39
Quiet strengths Granger doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Granger →
Rea A small town of 39
Quiet strengths Rea doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rea →
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.
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.
Outdoors & history
National Register places — 1
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 150 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Granger ↔ Rea 150 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
39 39
Median age
53.5 ±12.8 Highest 37% above MO 52.1 ±12.7 Lowest 34% above MO
Kids under 18
30.8% ±72 Highest MO: 22.3% 20.5% ±85.1 Lowest MO: 22.3%
Age 65+
17.9% ±99.3 Lowest MO: 17.9% 25.6% ±86.2 Highest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
3.7% Highest MO: 32.4% 0% Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±43.5 MO: 5.7% 0% ±43.5 MO: 5.7%
Household incomemedian
$83,750 ±$9k Lowest 18% above MO $95,179 ±$36k Highest 35% above MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $85,000 ±$3k 63% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,333 Highest 32% below MO $1,139 Lowest 42% below MO
Below poverty line
20.5% Highest MO: 12.6% 0% Lowest MO: 12.6%
Homeownersof occupied homes
100% MO: 68.1% 100% MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981 Lowest 3 yrs newer than MO 1998 Highest 20 yrs newer than MO
Average commuteone way
— 22 min 7% below MO
Work from home
0% ±80 Lowest MO: 13% 5.3% ±8.6 Highest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
10.8 mi Lowest 19.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
6.00 Highest 0.00 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Champaign (33%) St. Joseph (44%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Rea Few work in Granger
Conserved landshare of the town
0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi Lowest 0.2 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 2.0 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
106 Highest 92.0 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 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.
Granger or Rea: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Granger? → Moving to Granger: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Granger’s Town Square.
Rea or Granger: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Rea? → Moving to Rea: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Rea’s Town Square.
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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