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%

Linneus$1,170/mo

Typical home $198K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $313/mo · Housing →

Altamont$1,650/mo

Typical home $284K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,800 a year, between Altamont and Linneus.

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

LinneusAltamont

Snow a year19″19″

January low18°F —

July high87°F —

Growing season (days)192d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th 57th

Outdoors & history

LinneusAltamont

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled—1896

National Register places2 —

Archive photos3 1

Famous people born here1 —

Community

LinneusAltamont

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

48 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LinneusMO AltamontMO

Linneus ↔ Altamont48 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

LinneusAltamont

People

Population 167Highest 147Lowest

Median age 49.8±9.8Highest 28% above MO 49.1±8.3Lowest 26% above MO

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

Kids under 18 19.8%±11.9Highest MO: 22.3% 19%±19.4Lowest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 23.4%±11.8Highest MO: 17.9% 22.4%±19.1Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.1%Lowest MO: 32.4% 3.6%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±8.3Highest MO: 5.7% 1.4%±8.4Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $53,750±$17kHighest 24% below MO $45,313±$18kLowest 36% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $55,800±$15kLowest 76% below MO $65,700±$31kHighest 71% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $313±$163Lowest 70% below MO $725±$172Highest 30% below MO

Property taxmedian, yearly $429Lowest 78% below MO $450Highest 77% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 7.1%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 19.8%Highest MO: 12.6% 15.9%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 76.6%Highest MO: 68.1% 70.2%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 22 yrs older than MO 1988Highest 10 yrs newer than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 20% above MO 23 minLowest 4% below MO

Work from home 7.4%±11.4Highest MO: 13% 3.2%±4.6Lowest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 1%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 43.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Highest 0.29Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Chillicothe (24%)Kansas City (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AltamontFew work in Linneus

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.6Lowest 109Highest

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.

Linneus vs Altamont

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Altamont

What daily life feels like in each

48 miles apart

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