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

–HigginsvilleNot graded BHermannSafer than 58% of U.S. towns

Schools

BHigginsvilleBetter than 59% of districts in the state A−HermannBetter than 79% of districts in the state

Health

B−HigginsvilleHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns C+HermannHealthier than 39% of U.S. towns

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.

Down paymentRate%

Higginsville$1,330/mo

Typical home $227K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $980/mo · Housing →

Hermann$1,460/mo

Typical home $243K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $721/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Hermann and Higginsville.

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

HigginsvilleHermann

Snow a year14″11″

January low18°F 21°F

July high87°F 88°F

Growing season (days)195d 191d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)19th 91st

Outdoors & history

HigginsvilleHermann

Trails1 mi 0 mi

Conserved land7.2%0%

Settled1869 1837

National Register places4 7

Archive photos—24

Community

HigginsvilleHermann

Library hours a week33 hrs 57 hrs

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

126 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HigginsvilleMO HermannMO

Higginsville ↔ Hermann126 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

HigginsvilleHermann

People

Population 4,781Highest 2,290Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.4%Highest MO: +2.8% -10.1%Lowest MO: +2.8%

Median age 44.6±6.4Lowest 14% above MO 48.1±5.8Highest 23% above MO

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

Kids under 18 12.6%±3.3Lowest MO: 22.3% 19.3%±3.8Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 25.2%±5.1Lowest MO: 17.9% 32.5%±5Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.9%Lowest MO: 32.4% 30%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±1.7Highest MO: 5.7% 1.8%±1.4Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $81,033±$16kHighest 15% above MO $61,979±$9kLowest 12% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $166,100±$19kLowest 28% below MO $191,300±$19kHighest 17% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $980±$99Highest 5% below MO $721±$285Lowest 30% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,270Lowest 35% below MO $1,738Highest 11% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.1%±15.8Lowest MO: 45.6% 45.1%±18.4Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 6.8%Lowest MO: 12.6% 13.5%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74.5%Lowest MO: 68.1% 74.6%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest 8 yrs older than MO 1956Lowest 22 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 16% below MO 24 minHighest about the MO average

Work from home 2.9%±1.9Lowest MO: 13% 15%±6.5Highest MO: 13%

Work in townworking residents 20.5%Lowest 38.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 14.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.99Lowest 1.69Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Kansas City (12%)Washington (6%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HermannFew work in Higginsville

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 72.5Highest 66.7Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #168 of 226 in MO—

School district LAFAYETTE CO. C-1GASCONADE CO. R-I

High school in town Lafayette Co. HighHermann High

Students per teacherat that high school 12.5Highest 10.1Lowest

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.

Higginsville vs Hermann

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Grades and rankings, side by side

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

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