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Kinloch vs Berkeley

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (25.2× in Berkeley) and kids under 18 (+25.3 pts in Berkeley).

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Kinloch, MOA regional job hubMissouri · 322 people
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Berkeley, MOHomes around $95KMissouri · 8,123 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.

KinlochA regional job hub
Work943 jobsbased in Kinloch, a regional job hub All about Kinloch →
BerkeleyHomes around $95K
Housing$95K typical home65% below the MO typical home Work22,985 jobsbased in Berkeley, a regional job hub Health98% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Berkeley →
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.

Size25.2×
Berkeley is the bigger place
Berkeley 8,123Kinloch 322
Kids under 18+25.3 pts
Berkeley has more kids
Berkeley 33.1%Kinloch 7.8%
Average commute23 min
Berkeley has the shorter commute
Kinloch 45 minBerkeley 21 min
Property tax bill+79%
Tax bills are bigger in Berkeley
Berkeley $1,264Kinloch $705
Homeowners+28.8 pts renters
Kinloch has more renters
Berkeley 52.8%Kinloch 24%
In college+15.6 pts
Kinloch is more of a college town
Kinloch 17.4%Berkeley 1.8%
★ 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.

Kinloch$500/mo
Typical home $85K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $878/mo · Housing →
Berkeley$620/mo
Typical home $95K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.54% · or rent about $1,074/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Berkeley and Kinloch.

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.

Where they are

Kinloch and Berkeley share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

KinlochBerkeleyKinlochBerkeley
Kinloch ↔ Berkeley0.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
7 Kinloch residents work in Berkeley (6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Kinloch →
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.

Safety
–KinlochNot graded D−BerkeleySafer than 0% of U.S. towns
Schools
–KinlochNot graded DBerkeleyBetter than 14% of districts in the state
Health
–KinlochNot graded D−BerkeleyHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns
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
KinlochBerkeley
Snow a year17″17″
January low24°F24°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)215d215d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th43rd
Outdoors & history
KinlochBerkeley
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—2%
Settled1890—
Archive photos25
Famous people born here4—
Community
KinlochBerkeley
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.

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.

KinlochBerkeley
People
Population 322Lowest 8,123Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -8.4% MO: +2.8%
Median age 27.9±9.7Lowest 28% below MO 28±4.8Highest 28% below MO
Berkeley and Kinloch are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7.8%±10.2Lowest MO: 22.3% 33.1%±7.2Highest MO: 22.3%
Age 65+ 12.1%±10.9Lowest MO: 17.9% 12.3%±2.9Highest MO: 17.9%
Berkeley and Kinloch are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.8%Highest MO: 32.4% 14.4%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 17.4%±9.1Highest MO: 5.7% 1.8%±1.2Lowest MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $44,688±$18kHighest 37% below MO $44,265±$10kLowest 37% below MO
Kinloch and Berkeley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $84,800±$5kHighest 63% below MO $82,300±$8kLowest 64% below MO
Kinloch and Berkeley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $878±$94Lowest 15% below MO $1,074±$80Highest 4% above MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $705Lowest 64% below MO $1,264Highest 35% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.7%±13.4Lowest MO: 45.6% 59.3%±14Highest MO: 45.6%
Berkeley and Kinloch are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 33.9%Lowest MO: 12.6% 35.1%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 24%Lowest MO: 68.1% 52.8%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 9 yrs older than MO 1957Lowest 21 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 45 minHighest 89% above MO 21 minLowest 10% below MO
Work from home 15.7%±13.7Lowest MO: 13% 20.1%±10Highest MO: 13%
Berkeley and Kinloch are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miLowest 8.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 8.13Highest 6.90Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Louis (14%)St. Louis (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in BerkeleyFew work in Kinloch
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Highest 2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 77.6Highest 65.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#222 of 226 in MO
School district —FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II
High school in town —None in town
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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