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Lilbourn vs Blue Summit

317 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10.4× in Blue Summit) and rent (+78% in Blue Summit).

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Lilbourn, MOHomes around $67KMissouri · 905 people
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Blue Summit, MOOne of the healthiest townsMissouri · 1,156 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.

LilbournHomes around $67K
Housing$67K typical home75% below the MO typical home All about Lilbourn →
Blue SummitOne of the healthiest towns
Health99% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Work555 jobsbased in Blue Summit, a regional job hub All about Blue Summit →
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.

Jobs per worker10.4×
Blue Summit is more of a job hub
Blue Summit 2.40Lilbourn 0.23
Rent+78%
Rent runs higher in Blue Summit
Blue Summit $1,149Lilbourn $646
Trails2.5×
Lilbourn has more miles of trail
Lilbourn 0.5 miBlue Summit 0.2 mi
Street grid2.1×
Lilbourn has the more walkable street grid
Lilbourn 125Blue Summit 59.9
Average commute6 min
Lilbourn has the shorter commute
Blue Summit 27 minLilbourn 21 min
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Blue Summit
Blue Summit $860Lilbourn $709
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Lilbourn

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.

Lilbourn$420/mo
Typical home $67K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.24% · or rent about $646/mo · Housing →
Blue Summit$250/mo
Typical home $34K (Census) · tax rate 2.57% · or rent about $1,149/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Lilbourn and Blue Summit.

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.

Health
–LilbournNot graded D−Blue SummitHealthier than 1% 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
LilbournBlue Summit
Snow a year7″13″
January low28°F19°F
July high88°F87°F
Growing season (days)227d198d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)91st58th
Outdoors & history
LilbournBlue Summit
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Archive photos10—
Community
LilbournBlue Summit
Library hours a week16 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.

Where they are

317 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LilbournMOBlue SummitMO
Lilbourn ↔ Blue Summit317 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.

LilbournBlue Summit
People
Population 905Lowest 1,156Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -16.5% MO: +2.8% —
Median age 31.8±8.1Highest 18% below MO 29.3±10.8Lowest 25% below MO
Lilbourn and Blue Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.5%±6.2Lowest MO: 22.3% 36.5%±13.5Highest MO: 22.3%
Blue Summit and Lilbourn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.3%±4.9Highest MO: 17.9% 3.2%±3.9Lowest MO: 17.9%
Lilbourn and Blue Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.6%Highest MO: 32.4% 0%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±3.4Lowest MO: 5.7% 7.8%±7.4Highest MO: 5.7%
Blue Summit and Lilbourn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $40,625±$13kLowest 43% below MO $58,813±$23kHighest 17% below MO
Blue Summit and Lilbourn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $57,300±$22kHighest 75% below MO $33,500±$20kLowest 85% below MO
Lilbourn and Blue Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $646±$89Lowest 37% below MO $1,149±$105Highest 11% above MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $709Lowest 64% below MO $860Highest 56% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.8%±13.5Highest MO: 45.6% 36%±48.6Lowest MO: 45.6%
Lilbourn and Blue Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 32.2%Lowest MO: 12.6% 36.5%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 53.4%Highest MO: 68.1% 42.4%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 3 yrs older than MO 1985Highest 7 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 10% below MO 27 minHighest 16% above MO
Work from home 7%±6.4Lowest MO: 13% 40.3%±28.7Highest MO: 13%
Blue Summit and Lilbourn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 2.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 2.40Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sikeston (12%)Kansas City (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Blue SummitFew work in Lilbourn
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 125Highest 59.9Lowest
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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