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Leesville Township vs Bertrand

247 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (42.8× in Bertrand) and trails (33× in Leesville Township).

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Leesville Township, MOKnown for its schoolsHenry County · 951 people
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Bertrand, MOHomes around $117KMissouri · 732 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.

Leesville TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 4%of MO districts Outdoors33.8% conserved land3.3 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Leesville Township →
BertrandHomes around $117K
Housing$117K typical home56% below the MO typical home All about Bertrand →
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.

Street grid42.8×
Bertrand has the more walkable street grid
Bertrand 85.6Leesville Township 2.0
Trails33×
Leesville Township has more miles of trail
Leesville Township 3.3 miBertrand 0.1 mi
Conserved land+33.8 pts
Leesville Township has more conserved land
Leesville Township 33.8%Bertrand 0%
Property tax bill+40%
Tax bills are bigger in Leesville Township
Leesville Township $1,074Bertrand $769
Work from home+9.7 pts
More people work from home in Leesville Township
Leesville Township 11.2%Bertrand 1.5%
Jobs per worker2×
Bertrand is more of a job hub
Bertrand 0.50Leesville Township 0.25
★ 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.

Leesville Township$740/mo
Typical home $125K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $1,000/mo · Housing →
Bertrand$700/mo
Typical home $117K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $650/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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.

Schools
D−Leesville TownshipBetter than 4% of districts in the state –BertrandNot graded
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
Leesville TownshipBertrand
Snow a year11″3″
January low19°F28°F
July high90°F91°F
Growing season (days)187d225d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th87th
Outdoors & history
Leesville TownshipBertrand
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land33.8%—
Settled—1859
Community
Leesville TownshipBertrand
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.

Where they are

247 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Leesville TownshipHenry CountyBertrandMO
Leesville Township ↔ Bertrand247 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.

Leesville TownshipBertrand
People
Population 951Highest 732Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.9%Highest MO: +2.8% -12.5%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 53.2±9.1Lowest 36% above MO 53.4±2.8Highest 37% above MO
Bertrand and Leesville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.7%±5.4Highest MO: 22.3% 12.2%±7.1Lowest MO: 22.3%
Leesville Township and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.3%±4.5Lowest MO: 17.9% 27.2%±5.5Highest MO: 17.9%
Bertrand and Leesville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.1%Lowest MO: 32.4% 10.7%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±1.5Lowest MO: 5.7% 2.9%±2.8Highest MO: 5.7%
Bertrand and Leesville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,000±$16kHighest about the MO average $54,688±$8kLowest 23% below MO
Leesville Township and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $125,000±$95kHighest 46% below MO $86,300±$25kLowest 63% below MO
Leesville Township and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,000±$545Highest 3% below MO $650±$91Lowest 37% below MO
Leesville Township and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,074Highest 45% below MO $769Lowest 61% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.6%±45.7Highest MO: 45.6% 25.9%±26.2Lowest MO: 45.6%
Leesville Township and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.8%Lowest MO: 12.6% 20.1%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.8%Highest MO: 68.1% 79.2%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 15 yrs newer than MO 1977Lowest 1 yr older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 19% above MO 24 minLowest about the MO average
Work from home 11.2%±7.1Highest MO: 13% 1.5%±2.5Lowest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 0.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Clinton (33%)Sikeston (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BertrandFew work in Leesville Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 33.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.0Lowest 85.6Highest
Schools
School district LEESVILLE R-IX—
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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