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Lockwood vs Bertrand

251 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.2× in Lockwood) and work in town (+12 pts in Lockwood).

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Lockwood, MOHomes around $181KMissouri · 821 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.

LockwoodHomes around $181K
Housing$181K typical home32% below the MO typical home SchoolsBetter than 32%of MO districts All about Lockwood →
BertrandHomes around $117K
Housing$117K typical home56% below the MO typical home All about Bertrand →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker2.2×
Lockwood is more of a job hub
Lockwood 1.11Bertrand 0.50
Work in town+12 pts
More of Lockwood’s workers stay in town
Lockwood 13.4%Bertrand 1.4%
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Lockwood
Lockwood $933Bertrand $769
Average commute4 min
Lockwood has the shorter commute
Bertrand 24 minLockwood 19 min
Typical home built12 yrs
Lockwood’s homes are older
Bertrand 1977Lockwood 1965
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $370 more a month in Lockwood

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.

Lockwood$1,070/mo
Typical home $181K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $735/mo · Housing →
Bertrand$700/mo
Typical home $117K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $650/mo · Housing →

The difference: $370 a month, about $4,400 a year, between Lockwood and Bertrand.

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
CLockwoodBetter than 32% 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
LockwoodBertrand
Snow a year13″3″
January low22°F28°F
July high90°F91°F
Growing season (days)198d225d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st87th
Outdoors & history
LockwoodBertrand
Settled18811859
Community
LockwoodBertrand
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

251 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LockwoodMOBertrandMO
Lockwood ↔ Bertrand251 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.

LockwoodBertrand
People
Population 821Highest 732Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.6%Highest MO: +2.8% -12.5%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 53.1±8.5Lowest 36% above MO 53.4±2.8Highest 37% above MO
Bertrand and Lockwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.2%±4.1 MO: 22.3% 12.2%±7.1 MO: 22.3%
Age 65+ 29.8%±5.4Highest MO: 17.9% 27.2%±5.5Lowest MO: 17.9%
Lockwood and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.9%Highest MO: 32.4% 10.7%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.9Lowest MO: 5.7% 2.9%±2.8Highest MO: 5.7%
Bertrand and Lockwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $44,375±$11kLowest 37% below MO $54,688±$8kHighest 23% below MO
Bertrand and Lockwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $117,700±$40kHighest 49% below MO $86,300±$25kLowest 63% below MO
Lockwood and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $735±$114Highest 29% below MO $650±$91Lowest 37% below MO
Lockwood and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $933Highest 52% below MO $769Lowest 61% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.3%±12.9Highest MO: 45.6% 25.9%±26.2Lowest MO: 45.6%
Lockwood and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.3%Lowest MO: 12.6% 20.1%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.2%Lowest MO: 68.1% 79.2%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 13 yrs older than MO 1977Highest 1 yr older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 17% below MO 24 minHighest about the MO average
Work from home 2%±2.3Highest MO: 13% 1.5%±2.5Lowest MO: 13%
Lockwood and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 13.4%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.11Highest 0.50Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (12%)Sikeston (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BertrandFew work in Lockwood
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 95.9Highest 85.6Lowest
Schools
School district LOCKWOOD R-I—
High school in town Lockwood High—
Students per teacherat that high school 9.2 —
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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