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Lamar vs City Township

Next-door neighbors. Close on almost everything the Census measures, so the differences below are the small ones.

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Lamar, MOHomes around $191KMissouri · 4,284 people
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City Township, MOAn outdoors townBarton County · 4,284 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.

LamarHomes around $191K
Housing$191K typical home29% below the MO typical home Outdoors#56 most conserved land in MO1.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health96% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Lamar →
City TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#55 most conserved land in MO1.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health95% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 49%of MO districts All about City Township →
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $430 more a month in Lamar

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.

Lamar$1,120/mo
Typical home $191K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $832/mo · Housing →
City Township$690/mo
Typical home $117K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $832/mo · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,200 a year, between Lamar and City Township.

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

Lamar and City Township share a border

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

LamarCity TownshipLamarCity Township
Lamar ↔ City Township0.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
553 City Township residents work in Lamar (30.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in City Township →
Report cards

City Township places higher on 15 of 19 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.

Safety
CLamarSafer than 30% of U.S. towns –City TownshipNot graded
Schools
–LamarNot graded B−City TownshipBetter than 49% of districts in the state
Health
D−LamarHealthier than 4% of U.S. towns D−City TownshipHealthier than 5% of U.S. towns
0Lamar
15City Township

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 261 towns #203#152 Most activeHealth · 261 towns #225#218 HealthiestHealth · 261 towns #236#229 Most trailsOutdoors · 151 towns #125#124 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #56#55 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #247#246 Cheapest rentCost of living · 256 towns #90#89 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #49#48

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Lamar’s rankings →

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
LamarCity Township
Snow a year7″7″
January low22°F22°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)199d199d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st61st
Outdoors & history
LamarCity Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land4.4%4.4%
Settled1852—
National Register places1—
Archive photos4—
Famous people born here5—
Community
LamarCity Township
Library hours a week39 hrs39 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.

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.

LamarCity Township
People
Population 4,284 4,284
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.9% MO: +2.8% -5.9% MO: +2.8%
Median age 39.3±3.4 about the MO average 39.3±3.4 about the MO average
Kids under 18 24.5%±5.6 MO: 22.3% 24.5%±5.6 MO: 22.3%
Age 65+ 23%±4.8 MO: 17.9% 23%±4.8 MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.7% MO: 32.4% 18.7% MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±2.5 MO: 5.7% 2.7%±2.5 MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $36,705±$10k 48% below MO $36,705±$10k 48% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $117,200±$13k 49% below MO $117,200±$13k 49% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $832±$58 19% below MO $832±$58 19% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $914 53% below MO $914 53% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60.7%±22.5 MO: 45.6% 60.7%±22.5 MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 32.6% MO: 12.6% 32.6% MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 51.6% MO: 68.1% 51.6% MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973 5 yrs older than MO 1973 5 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 min 7% below MO 22 min 7% below MO
Work from home 2.1%±2.8 MO: 13% 2.1%±2.8 MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 30.1% 30.1%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 mi 24.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.09 1.09
Top workplaceoutside town Joplin (7%)Lamar (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in City Township30% work in Lamar
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.4% 4.4%
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 mi 1.1 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 55.6 55.6
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#165 of 226 in MO
School district —LAMAR R-I
High school in town —Lamar High
Students per teacherat that high school — 14.3
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.

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