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

A−Knob NosterSafer than 79% of U.S. towns –DuquesneNot graded

Schools

A−Knob NosterBetter than 76% of districts in the state C−DuquesneBetter than 18% of districts in the state

Health

B−Knob NosterHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns CDuquesneHealthier than 30% of U.S. towns

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.

Down paymentRate%

Knob Noster$1,570/mo

Typical home $271K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $826/mo · Housing →

Duquesne$1,460/mo

Typical home $252K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $862/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Knob Noster and Duquesne.

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

Knob NosterDuquesne

Snow a year12″8″

January low17°F 25°F

July high89°F 90°F

Growing season (days)184d 206d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th 37th

Outdoors & history

Knob NosterDuquesne

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land0.5%—

Settled1856 —

National Register places5 —

Archive photos2 2

Famous people born here1 —

Community

Knob NosterDuquesne

Library hours a week47 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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

127 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Knob NosterMO DuquesneMO

Knob Noster ↔ Duquesne127 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

Knob NosterDuquesne

People

Population 2,838Highest 2,257Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.7%Lowest MO: +2.8% +22.5%Highest MO: +2.8%

Median age 32±3.1Lowest 18% below MO 34.4±9.7Highest 12% below MO

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

Kids under 18 19.5%±4.8Highest MO: 22.3% 17.9%±6Lowest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 10.9%±3.8Lowest MO: 17.9% 13.2%±2.2Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.4%Highest MO: 32.4% 26.9%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.7%±3.4Highest MO: 5.7% 6.3%±3.3Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $62,353±$10kHighest 12% below MO $54,135±$14kLowest 23% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $202,600±$45kHighest 12% below MO $184,200±$23kLowest 20% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $826±$90Lowest 20% below MO $862±$46Highest 17% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,401Highest 28% below MO $1,202Lowest 38% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33%±13.6Lowest MO: 45.6% 59.6%±15.2Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 6%Lowest MO: 12.6% 14.2%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 54.2%Highest MO: 68.1% 51.2%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1990Lowest 12 yrs newer than MO 2005Highest 27 yrs newer than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 10% below MO 14 minLowest 39% below MO

Work from home 5.9%±4.1Highest MO: 13% 5.1%±3.8Lowest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 8.5%Highest 2.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 4.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.68Lowest 1.41Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Warrensburg (19%)Joplin (49%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DuquesneFew work in Knob Noster

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 64.1Lowest 73.6Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #66 of 226 in MO—

School district KNOB NOSTER R-VIIIJOPLIN SCHOOLS

High school in town Knob Noster HighNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 13.3 —

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.

Knob Noster vs Duquesne

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Grades and rankings, side by side

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

127 miles apart

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