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Irondale vs Chamois

83 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+57% in Irondale) and typical home built (29 yrs in Chamois).

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Irondale, MOHomes around $196KMissouri · 622 people
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Chamois, MOHomes around $193KMissouri · 375 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.

IrondaleHomes around $196K
Housing$196K typical home27% below the MO typical home All about Irondale →
ChamoisHomes around $193K
Housing$193K typical home28% below the MO typical home All about Chamois →
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.

Property tax bill+57%
Tax bills are bigger in Irondale
Irondale $660Chamois $420
Typical home built29 yrs
Chamois’s homes are older
Irondale 1981Chamois 1952
Jobs per worker+75%
Chamois is more of a job hub
Chamois 0.42Irondale 0.24
★ What stands out · 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.

Irondale$1,130/mo
Typical home $196K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $1,025/mo · Housing →
Chamois$1,120/mo
Typical home $193K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $640/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
–IrondaleNot graded B−ChamoisBetter than 53% 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
IrondaleChamois
Snow a year12″11″
January low21°F21°F
July high86°F88°F
Growing season (days)198d191d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th89th
Outdoors & history
IrondaleChamois
Settled1807—
National Register places—2
Archive photos—2
Famous people born here3—
Community
IrondaleChamois
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

83 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

IrondaleMOChamoisMO
Irondale ↔ Chamois83 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.

IrondaleChamois
People
Population 622Highest 375Lowest
Median age 35.4±6.1 9% below MO 35.4±5.1 9% below MO
Kids under 18 30.4%±9.5Highest MO: 22.3% 24.8%±7.2Lowest MO: 22.3%
Irondale and Chamois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.9%±4.9Lowest MO: 17.9% 16.3%±6.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Chamois and Irondale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.8%Lowest MO: 32.4% 10.3%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±3.5Highest MO: 5.7% 0.8%±0.9Lowest MO: 5.7%
Irondale and Chamois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $37,368±$29kLowest 47% below MO $39,833±$14kHighest 44% below MO
Chamois and Irondale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $99,300±$65kHighest 57% below MO $64,400±$12kLowest 72% below MO
Irondale and Chamois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,025±$306Highest about the MO average $640±$170Lowest 38% below MO
Irondale and Chamois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $660Highest 66% below MO $420Lowest 78% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 94.4%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 61.9%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Irondale and Chamois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 33%Highest MO: 12.6% 26.2%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.6%Highest MO: 68.1% 83.6%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 3 yrs newer than MO 1952Lowest 26 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 41 minHighest 76% above MO 38 minLowest 60% above MO
Work from home 9.7%±17.2Highest MO: 13% 1.6%±3.2Lowest MO: 13%
Irondale and Chamois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Lowest 0.42Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Potosi (14%)Jefferson City (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ChamoisFew work in Irondale
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 94.2Lowest 115Highest
Schools
School district —OSAGE CO. R-I
High school in town —Chamois High
Students per teacherat that high school — 5.7
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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