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High Hill vs Old Monroe

34 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (2.3× in Old Monroe) and street grid (4.3× in Old Monroe).

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High Hill, MOA small town of 238Missouri · 238 people
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Old Monroe, MOHomes around $344KMissouri · 236 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.

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 →
Old MonroeHomes around $344K
Housing$344K typical home29% above the MO typical home All about Old Monroe →
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.

Rent2.3×
Rent runs higher in Old Monroe
Old Monroe $1,225High Hill $538
Street grid4.3×
Old Monroe has the more walkable street grid
Old Monroe 150High Hill 34.8
Average commute7 min
Old Monroe has the shorter commute
High Hill 31 minOld Monroe 24 min
Property tax bill+16%
Tax bills are bigger in High Hill
High Hill $1,028Old Monroe $887
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,230 more a month in Old Monroe

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.

High Hill$730/mo
Typical home $124K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $538/mo · Housing →
Old Monroe$1,970/mo
Typical home $344K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $1,225/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,230 a month, about $14,800 a year, between Old Monroe 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 HillOld Monroe
Snow a year—9″
January low—22°F
July high—88°F
Growing season (days)—203d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd83rd
Outdoors & history
High HillOld Monroe
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled—1819
National Register places2—
Archive photos4—
Famous people born here—1
Community
High HillOld Monroe
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

34 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

High HillMOOld MonroeMO
High Hill ↔ Old Monroe34 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.

High HillOld Monroe
People
Population 238Highest 236Lowest
Median age 31.7±15.4Lowest 19% below MO 32±7.7Highest 18% below MO
Old Monroe and High Hill 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% 25.4%±12.3Highest MO: 22.3%
Old Monroe 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% 10.2%±8.1Lowest MO: 17.9%
High Hill and Old Monroe 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% 8.7%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±5.8Lowest MO: 5.7% 5.9%±5.7Highest MO: 5.7%
Old Monroe and High Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,750±$19kHighest 10% below MO $61,250±$17kLowest 13% below MO
High Hill and Old Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $123,800±$40kLowest 46% below MO $155,900±$24kHighest 32% below MO
Old Monroe and High Hill 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 $1,225±$190Highest 19% above MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,028Highest 47% below MO $887Lowest 54% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.6%±90.5Lowest MO: 45.6% 66.7%±85.3Highest MO: 45.6%
Old Monroe and High Hill 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% 5.6%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% 81.6%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 12 yrs older than MO 1960Lowest 18 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 31% above MO 24 minLowest about the MO average
Work from home 0%±11.8Lowest MO: 13% 12.2%±14.8Highest MO: 13%
Old Monroe and High Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 1.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.56Lowest 0.68Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Jonesburg (9%)O'Fallon (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Old MonroeFew work in High Hill
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 34.8Lowest 150Highest
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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