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Kidder vs Novinger

80 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (17.7× in Novinger) and property tax bill (2.1× in Kidder).

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Kidder, MOHomes around $332KMissouri · 501 people
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Novinger, MOHomes around $179KMissouri · 423 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.

KidderHomes around $332K
Housing$332K typical home24% above the MO typical home All about Kidder →
NovingerHomes around $179K
Housing$179K typical home33% below the MO typical home SchoolsBetter than 33%of MO districts All about Novinger →
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 worker17.7×
Novinger is more of a job hub
Novinger 0.53Kidder 0.03
Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Kidder
Kidder $875Novinger $424
Age 65++10.7 pts
Novinger has more people 65 and up
Novinger 19.1%Kidder 8.4%
Typical home built23 yrs
Novinger’s homes are older
Kidder 1971Novinger 1948
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $980 more a month in Kidder

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.

Kidder$2,030/mo
Typical home $332K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $791/mo · Housing →
Novinger$1,050/mo
Typical home $179K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →

The difference: $980 a month, about $11,800 a year, between Kidder and Novinger.

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
–KidderNot graded CNovingerBetter than 33% 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
KidderNovinger
Snow a year8″19″
January low16°F15°F
July high87°F86°F
Growing season (days)175d179d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th73rd
Outdoors & history
KidderNovinger
Settled1860—
Archive photos—7
Famous people born here1—
Community
KidderNovinger
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

80 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KidderMONovingerMO
Kidder ↔ Novinger80 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.

KidderNovinger
People
Population 501Highest 423Lowest
Median age 30.8±4.9Lowest 21% below MO 31.5±11.9Highest 19% below MO
Novinger and Kidder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 41.5%±5.4Highest MO: 22.3% 33.6%±7.8Lowest MO: 22.3%
Kidder and Novinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.4%±4.5Lowest MO: 17.9% 19.1%±5.3Highest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.9%Highest MO: 32.4% 3.6%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±0.7Lowest MO: 5.7% 5.7%±6.3Highest MO: 5.7%
Novinger and Kidder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,500±$19kHighest 12% below MO $53,125±$21kLowest 25% below MO
Kidder and Novinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $82,900±$36kHighest 64% below MO $57,700±$26kLowest 75% below MO
Kidder and Novinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $791±$130 23% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $875Highest 55% below MO $424Lowest 78% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 14.3%±37.7Lowest MO: 45.6% 18.5%±64.1Highest MO: 45.6%
Novinger and Kidder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.7%Lowest MO: 12.6% 24.6%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.4%Lowest MO: 68.1% 78.6%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 7 yrs older than MO 1948Lowest 30 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 18% above MO 29 minHighest 25% above MO
Work from home 22.2%±18.3Highest MO: 13% 3.6%±5.1Lowest MO: 13%
Kidder and Novinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.53Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cameron (18%)Kirksville (42%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NovingerFew work in Kidder
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 105Highest 103Lowest
Schools
School district —ADAIR CO. R-I
High school in town —Adair Co. High
Students per teacherat that high school — 8.9
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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