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%

Leasburg$580/mo

Typical home $102K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $663/mo · Housing →

Sheldon$1,120/mo

Typical home $183K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $617/mo · Housing →

The difference: $550 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Sheldon and Leasburg.

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

LeasburgSheldon

Snow a year—7″

January low—22°F

July high—88°F

Growing season (days)—199d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th 54th

Community

LeasburgSheldon

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

166 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LeasburgMO SheldonMO

Leasburg ↔ Sheldon166 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

LeasburgSheldon

People

Population 279Lowest 443Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -19.9% MO: +2.8%

Median age 42.2±14Highest 8% above MO 41.1±5.4Lowest 5% above MO

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

Kids under 18 17.9%±6.3Lowest MO: 22.3% 28.9%±4.4Highest MO: 22.3%

Age 65+ 13.3%±8.3Lowest MO: 17.9% 16.5%±5.7Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.7%Highest MO: 32.4% 11%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.8%±8.7Highest MO: 5.7% 3.2%±4.6Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $40,833±$9kLowest 42% below MO $41,848±$9kHighest 41% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $101,500±$32kHighest 56% below MO $67,500±$23kLowest 71% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $663±$440Highest 36% below MO $617±$56Lowest 40% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $547Lowest 72% below MO $730Highest 63% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.7%±18.9Highest MO: 45.6% 27.5%±21.1Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 25.1%Lowest MO: 12.6% 37%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 48.4%Highest MO: 68.1% 43.2%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 11 yrs older than MO 1965Lowest 13 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 23% above MO 20 minLowest 13% below MO

Work from home 9.3%±14Highest MO: 13% 4.4%±4.8Lowest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 25.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.39Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Cuba (13%)Nevada (27%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SheldonFew work in Leasburg

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 79.2Lowest 89.8Highest

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.

Leasburg vs Sheldon

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $550 more a month in Sheldon

What daily life feels like in each

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