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Jennings vs Kennett

172 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+63% in Kennett) and work in town (+36.3 pts in Kennett).

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Jennings, MOHomes around $70KMissouri · 12,918 people
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Kennett, MOHomes around $115KMissouri · 10,196 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.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Kennett

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.

Jennings$480/mo
Typical home $70K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.99% · or rent about $961/mo · Housing →
Kennett$680/mo
Typical home $115K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $651/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Kennett and Jennings.

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

Kennett places higher on 14 of 21 MO lists

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.

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
JenningsKennett
Snow a year17″3″
January low24°F30°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)215d240d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th84th
Outdoors & history
JenningsKennett
Trails9 mi4 mi
Conserved land0.5%1.4%
National Register places22
Archive photos12—
Community
JenningsKennett
Library hours a week—48 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

172 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Jennings ↔ Kennett172 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.

JenningsKennett
People
Population 12,918Highest 10,196Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.4%Lowest MO: +2.8% -3.8%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 39.4±4.5Lowest about the MO average 41.4±2.2Highest 6% above MO
Kennett and Jennings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.6%±5.2Lowest MO: 22.3% 26.2%±3.5Highest MO: 22.3%
Kennett and Jennings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.8%±3.1Lowest MO: 17.9% 20.9%±2.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Kennett and Jennings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.8%Lowest MO: 32.4% 15.6%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±1.1Highest MO: 5.7% 1.7%±0.7Lowest MO: 5.7%
Jennings and Kennett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $38,984±$6kLowest 45% below MO $52,500±$14kHighest 26% below MO
Kennett and Jennings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $68,800±$9kLowest 70% below MO $112,000±$16kHighest 51% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $961±$78Highest 7% below MO $651±$123Lowest 37% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,369Highest 30% below MO $863Lowest 56% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 65.4%±11.4Highest MO: 45.6% 29.5%±9.2Lowest MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 25.2%Highest MO: 12.6% 19.1%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 45.1%Lowest MO: 68.1% 57.9%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 23 yrs older than MO 1969Highest 9 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 14% above MO 20 minLowest 15% below MO
Work from home 8.8%±3.9Highest MO: 13% 3.5%±1.9Lowest MO: 13%
Jennings and Kennett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2%Lowest 38.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 15.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.48Lowest 1.09Highest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Louis (26%)Senath (3%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KennettFew work in Jennings
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.2 miHighest 4.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.5 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 122Highest 98.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #218 of 226 in MO—
School district JENNINGS—
High school in town Jennings High—
Students per teacherat that high school 14.4 —
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.

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