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%

Hannibal$1,060/mo

Typical home $178K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $805/mo · Housing →

Independence Township$670/mo

Typical home $114K (Census) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $639/mo · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Hannibal and Independence Township.

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

Hannibal places higher on 14 of 20 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

C−HannibalSafer than 21% of U.S. towns –Independence TownshipNot graded

Schools

B−HannibalBetter than 51% of districts in the state C−Independence TownshipBetter than 20% of districts in the state

Health

DHannibalHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns D−Independence TownshipHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns

14Hannibal

5Independence Township

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #17#130 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 261 towns #131#237 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 85 towns #44#10 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #165#250 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 261 towns #146#227 Most activeHealth · 261 towns #171#246 Most trailsOutdoors · 151 towns #31#71 Cheapest rentCost of living · 256 towns #77#10

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

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

HannibalIndependence Township

Snow a year13″3″

January low—30°F

July high—90°F

Growing season (days)—240d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd 84th

Outdoors & history

HannibalIndependence Township

Trails14 mi 63 mi

Conserved land5.1%2.6%

Settled1819 —

National Register places31 —

Archive photos12 6

Community

HannibalIndependence Township

Library hours a week52 hrs 48 hrs

Colleges in town1 —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 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

251 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HannibalMO Independence TownshipDunklin County

Hannibal ↔ Independence Township251 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

HannibalIndependence Township

People

Population 16,771Highest 11,960Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.5%Highest MO: +2.8% -5.6%Lowest MO: +2.8%

Median age 38.5±2Lowest about the MO average 41.8±2.4Highest 7% above MO

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

Kids under 18 23.2%±2.3Lowest MO: 22.3% 24.7%±3.1Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 19.7%±2.1Lowest MO: 17.9% 20.2%±2.4Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.5%Highest MO: 32.4% 16.2%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±0.6Highest MO: 5.7% 2.4%±0.8Lowest MO: 5.7%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $53,721±$6kLowest 24% below MO $55,521±$8kHighest 21% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $127,700±$15kHighest 45% below MO $114,400±$13kLowest 50% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $805±$65Highest 22% below MO $639±$99Lowest 38% below MO

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,096Highest 44% below MO $867Lowest 55% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.2%±8.6Highest MO: 45.6% 29.5%±9Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 19.5%Highest MO: 12.6% 18.4%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 62.2%Highest MO: 68.1% 61.3%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 15 yrs older than MO 1970Highest 8 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 35% below MO 22 minHighest 7% below MO

Work from home 6.4%±2.2Highest MO: 13% 3.4%±1.7Lowest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 44.5%Highest 36.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 16.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.36Highest 0.96Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Quincy (6%)Kennett (36%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Independence TownshipFew work in Hannibal

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.1%Highest 2.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 13.8 miLowest 62.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 23Highest 7Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 54.5Highest 8.4Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #133 of 226 in MO #176 of 226 in MO

School district HANNIBAL 60KENNETT 39

High school in town Hannibal SR. HighKennett High

Students per teacherat that high school 15.7Highest 14.7Lowest

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.

Hannibal vs Independence Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Hannibal

Hannibal places higher on 14 of 20 MO lists

What daily life feels like in each

251 miles apart

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