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Hermitage vs Lockwood

52 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.1× in Lockwood) and jobs per worker (2× in Hermitage).

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Hermitage, MOA regional job hubMissouri · 734 people
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Lockwood, MOHomes around $181KMissouri · 821 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 →
LockwoodHomes around $181K
Housing$181K typical home32% below the MO typical home SchoolsBetter than 32%of MO districts All about Lockwood →
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.

Street grid2.1×
Lockwood has the more walkable street grid
Lockwood 95.9Hermitage 45.0
Jobs per worker2×
Hermitage is more of a job hub
Hermitage 2.19Lockwood 1.11
Property tax bill+26%
Tax bills are bigger in Lockwood
Lockwood $933Hermitage $738
Typical home built20 yrs
Lockwood’s homes are older
Hermitage 1985Lockwood 1965
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Hermitage

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 →
Lockwood$1,070/mo
Typical home $181K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $735/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Hermitage and Lockwood.

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 CLockwoodBetter than 32% 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
HermitageLockwood
Snow a year10″13″
January low21°F22°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)189d198d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th71st
Outdoors & history
HermitageLockwood
Settled18461881
National Register places1—
Archive photos7—
Community
HermitageLockwood
Library hours a week46 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

52 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HermitageMOLockwoodMO
Hermitage ↔ Lockwood52 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.

HermitageLockwood
People
Population 734Lowest 821Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -9.6% MO: +2.8%
Median age 60±9.2Highest 54% above MO 53.1±8.5Lowest 36% above MO
Hermitage and Lockwood 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% 12.2%±4.1Lowest MO: 22.3%
Hermitage and Lockwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 40.2%±14.1Highest MO: 17.9% 29.8%±5.4Lowest MO: 17.9%
Hermitage and Lockwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.1%Lowest MO: 32.4% 15.9%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±2.1Lowest MO: 5.7% 1.9%±1.9Highest MO: 5.7%
Lockwood and Hermitage 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 $44,375±$11kHighest 37% below MO
Lockwood 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±$60kHighest 45% below MO $117,700±$40kLowest 49% below MO
Hermitage and Lockwood 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 $735±$114Highest 29% below MO
Lockwood and Hermitage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $738Lowest 62% below MO $933Highest 52% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±29.4Highest MO: 45.6% 34.3%±12.9Lowest MO: 45.6%
Hermitage and Lockwood 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% 17.3%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% 72.2%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 7 yrs newer than MO 1965Lowest 13 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 33% below MO 19 minHighest 17% below MO
Work from home 9%±11.8Highest MO: 13% 2%±2.3Lowest MO: 13%
Hermitage and Lockwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 13.3%Lowest 13.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 41.3 miHighest 24.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.19Highest 1.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (12%)Springfield (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LockwoodFew work in Hermitage
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.0Lowest 95.9Highest
Schools
School district HERMITAGE R-IVLOCKWOOD R-I
High school in town Hermitage HighLockwood High
Students per teacherat that high school 8.1Lowest 9.2Highest
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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