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Kingston vs Bellflower

150 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.5× in Kingston) and kids under 18 (+17.3 pts in Bellflower).

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Kingston, MOA history townMissouri · 271 people

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Bellflower, MOA small town of 238Missouri · 238 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.

KingstonA history town

HistorySettled in 18431 place on the National Register All about Kingston →

BellflowerA small town of 238

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

All about Bellflower →

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 worker7.5×

Kingston is more of a job hub

Kingston 0.98Bellflower 0.13

Kids under 18+17.3 pts

Bellflower has more kids

Bellflower 20.6%Kingston 3.3%

Average commute11 min

Kingston has the shorter commute

Bellflower 36 minKingston 25 min

Property tax bill+23%

Tax bills are bigger in Kingston

Kingston $700Bellflower $567

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,270 more a month in Kingston

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%

Kingston$1,640/mo

Typical home $282K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $542/mo · Housing →

Bellflower$370/mo

Typical home $62K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $907/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,270 a month, about $15,200 a year, between Kingston and Bellflower.

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

KingstonBellflower

Snow a year14″—

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th 43rd

Outdoors & history

KingstonBellflower

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1843 —

National Register places1 —

Archive photos5 —

Famous people born here2 —

Community

KingstonBellflower

Library hours a week50 hrs —

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

150 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KingstonMO BellflowerMO

Kingston ↔ Bellflower150 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

KingstonBellflower

People

Population 271Highest 238Lowest

Median age 44.2±6.5Highest 13% above MO 41.5±9.7Lowest 6% above MO

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

Kids under 18 3.3%±10.3Lowest MO: 22.3% 20.6%±5.6Highest MO: 22.3%

Age 65+ 16.2%±8.4Highest MO: 17.9% 13.4%±10.5Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.2%Highest MO: 32.4% 3.4%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±7Highest MO: 5.7% 2.1%±2.8Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $45,625±$21kHighest 35% below MO $45,313±$22kLowest 36% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $102,500±$53kHighest 55% below MO $61,700±$17kLowest 73% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $542±$489Lowest 48% below MO $907±$364Highest 12% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $700Highest 64% below MO $567Lowest 71% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 11.5%±67.7Lowest MO: 45.6% 40%±36.8Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 15.8%Lowest MO: 12.6% 40.3%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 65.2%Highest MO: 68.1% 61.2%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 3 yrs older than MO 1969Lowest 9 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 7% above MO 36 minHighest 52% above MO

Work from home 4.2%±5Lowest MO: 13% 4.9%±6.2Highest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 5%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 40.3 miHighest 30.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.98Highest 0.13Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Kansas City (17%)Jonesburg (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BellflowerFew work in Kingston

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 80.9Lowest 113Highest

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.

Kingston neighborsTown Square →

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Bellflower 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.