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High Hill vs Mokane

30 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7× in High Hill) and street grid (3.5× in Mokane).

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High Hill, MOA small town of 238Missouri · 238 people

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Mokane, MOA small town of 257Missouri · 257 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.

High HillA small town of 238

Quiet strengthsHigh Hill doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about High Hill →

MokaneA small town of 257

Quiet strengthsMokane doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Mokane →

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.

Jobs per worker7×

High Hill is more of a job hub

High Hill 0.56Mokane 0.08

Street grid3.5×

Mokane has the more walkable street grid

Mokane 120High Hill 34.8

Typical home built28 yrs

Mokane’s homes are older

High Hill 1966Mokane 1938

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,110 more a month in Mokane

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%

High Hill$730/mo

Typical home $124K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $538/mo · Housing →

Mokane$1,840/mo

Typical home $301K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,110 a month, about $13,300 a year, between Mokane and High Hill.

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

High HillMokane

Snow a year—9″

January low—21°F

July high—88°F

Growing season (days)—205d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd 64th

Outdoors & history

High HillMokane

National Register places2 —

Archive photos4 6

Community

High HillMokane

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

30 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

High HillMokane

High Hill ↔ Mokane30 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

High HillMokane

People

Population 238Lowest 257Highest

Median age 31.7±15.4Highest 19% below MO 27.6±0.3Lowest 29% below MO

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

Kids under 18 22.7%±8.3Lowest MO: 22.3% 30%±29.4Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 22.3%±10.1Highest MO: 17.9% 6.6%±10Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.9%Highest MO: 32.4% 8.9%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±5.8Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±6.6Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $63,750±$19kLowest 10% below MO $90,143±$21kHighest 27% above MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $123,800±$40kHighest 46% below MO $108,600±$17kLowest 53% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $538±$341Lowest 48% below MO $775±$224Highest 25% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,028Lowest 47% below MO $1,146Highest 41% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.6%±90.5Highest MO: 45.6% 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 22.3%Highest MO: 12.6% 17.1%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% 80%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 12 yrs older than MO 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 31% above MO 28 minLowest 18% above MO

Work from home 0%±11.8 MO: 13% 0%±13.3 MO: 13%

Work in townworking residents 1.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.56Highest 0.08Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Jonesburg (9%)Fulton (28%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MokaneFew work in High Hill

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 34.8Lowest 120Highest

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 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.

High Hill neighborsTown Square →

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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.