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Hermitage vs Blue Eye

99 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8.5× in Blue Eye) and street grid (2.9× in Hermitage).

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Hermitage, MOA regional job hubMissouri · 734 people
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Blue Eye, MOA regional job hubMissouri · 446 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.

HermitageA regional job hub
Work493 jobsbased in Hermitage, a regional job hub HistorySettled in 18461 place on the National Register Housing$214K typical home20% below the MO typical home All about Hermitage →
Blue EyeA regional job hub
Work216 jobsbased in Blue Eye, a regional job hub Housing$384K typical home43% above the MO typical home SchoolsBetter than 70%of MO districts All about Blue Eye →
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.

Trails8.5×
Blue Eye has more miles of trail
Blue Eye 1.7 miHermitage 0.2 mi
Street grid2.9×
Hermitage has the more walkable street grid
Hermitage 45.0Blue Eye 15.4
Rent+36%
Rent runs higher in Blue Eye
Blue Eye $844Hermitage $621
Seasonal homes+20.3 pts
Blue Eye has more second homes
Blue Eye 20.3%Hermitage 0%
Property tax bill+30%
Tax bills are bigger in Blue Eye
Blue Eye $962Hermitage $738
Average commute8 min
Hermitage has the shorter commute
Blue Eye 24 minHermitage 16 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,000 more a month in Blue Eye

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.

Hermitage$1,230/mo
Typical home $214K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $621/mo · Housing →
Blue Eye$2,220/mo
Typical home $384K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $844/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,000 a month, about $12,000 a year, between Blue Eye and Hermitage.

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
B−HermitageBetter than 53% of districts in the state B+Blue EyeBetter than 70% of districts in the state
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
HermitageBlue Eye
Snow a year10″7″
January low21°F—
July high90°F—
Growing season (days)189d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th71st
Outdoors & history
HermitageBlue Eye
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled1846—
National Register places1—
Archive photos7—
Community
HermitageBlue Eye
Library hours a week46 hrs40 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

99 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HermitageMOBlue EyeMO
Hermitage ↔ Blue Eye99 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.

HermitageBlue Eye
People
Population 734Highest 446Lowest
Median age 60±9.2Lowest 54% above MO 63.3±2.2Highest 62% above MO
Blue Eye and Hermitage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.6%±5.2Highest MO: 22.3% 7%±9.3Lowest MO: 22.3%
Hermitage and Blue Eye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 40.2%±14.1Lowest MO: 17.9% 41.3%±19.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Blue Eye and Hermitage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.1%Highest MO: 32.4% 11.7%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±2.1Highest MO: 5.7% 0.7%±2.9Lowest MO: 5.7%
Hermitage and Blue Eye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $25,833±$11kLowest 63% below MO $32,917±$19kHighest 53% below MO
Blue Eye and Hermitage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $126,300±$60kLowest 45% below MO $147,900±$64kHighest 36% below MO
Blue Eye and Hermitage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $621±$136Lowest 40% below MO $844±$39Highest 18% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $738Lowest 62% below MO $962Highest 51% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±29.4Lowest MO: 45.6% 55%±26.5Highest MO: 45.6%
Blue Eye and Hermitage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 48.9%Highest MO: 12.6% 8.5%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% 67.3%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 7 yrs newer than MO 2006Highest 28 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 33% below MO 24 minHighest about the MO average
Work from home 9%±11.8Lowest MO: 13% 27.2%±26.5Highest MO: 13%
Blue Eye and Hermitage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 13.3%Highest 6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 41.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.19Highest 1.86Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (12%)Springfield (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Blue EyeFew work in Hermitage
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 1.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.0Highest 15.4Lowest
Schools
School district HERMITAGE R-IVBLUE EYE R-V
High school in town Hermitage HighBlue Eye High
Students per teacherat that high school 8.1Lowest 9.5Highest
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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