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Lockwood vs Hermitage

52 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.1× in Lockwood) and jobs per worker (2× in Hermitage).

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Lockwood, MOHomes around $181KMissouri · 821 people
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Hermitage, MOA regional job hubMissouri · 734 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 →
HermitageA regional job hub
Work493 jobsbased in Hermitage, a regional job hub HistorySettled in 18461 place on the National Register Housing$214K typical home20% below the MO typical home All about Hermitage →
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.

Street grid2.1×
Lockwood has the more walkable street grid
Lockwood 95.9Hermitage 45.0
Jobs per worker2×
Hermitage is more of a job hub
Hermitage 2.19Lockwood 1.11
Property tax bill+26%
Tax bills are bigger in Lockwood
Lockwood $933Hermitage $738
Typical home built20 yrs
Lockwood’s homes are older
Hermitage 1985Lockwood 1965
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Hermitage

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 →
Hermitage$1,230/mo
Typical home $214K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $621/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Hermitage and Lockwood.

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 B−HermitageBetter than 53% of districts in the state
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
LockwoodHermitage
Snow a year13″10″
January low22°F21°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)198d189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st68th
Outdoors & history
LockwoodHermitage
Settled18811846
National Register places—1
Archive photos—7
Community
LockwoodHermitage
Library hours a week—46 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

52 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LockwoodMOHermitageMO
Lockwood ↔ Hermitage52 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.

LockwoodHermitage
People
Population 821Highest 734Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.6% MO: +2.8% —
Median age 53.1±8.5Lowest 36% above MO 60±9.2Highest 54% above MO
Hermitage and Lockwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.2%±4.1Lowest MO: 22.3% 14.6%±5.2Highest MO: 22.3%
Hermitage and Lockwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.8%±5.4Lowest MO: 17.9% 40.2%±14.1Highest MO: 17.9%
Hermitage and Lockwood 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% 15.1%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.9Highest MO: 5.7% 1.6%±2.1Lowest MO: 5.7%
Lockwood and Hermitage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $44,375±$11kHighest 37% below MO $25,833±$11kLowest 63% below MO
Lockwood and Hermitage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $117,700±$40kLowest 49% below MO $126,300±$60kHighest 45% below MO
Hermitage and Lockwood 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 $621±$136Lowest 40% below MO
Lockwood and Hermitage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $933Highest 52% below MO $738Lowest 62% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.3%±12.9Lowest MO: 45.6% 50%±29.4Highest MO: 45.6%
Hermitage and Lockwood 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% 48.9%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.2%Highest MO: 68.1% 65.9%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 13 yrs older than MO 1985Highest 7 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 17% below MO 16 minLowest 33% below MO
Work from home 2%±2.3Lowest MO: 13% 9%±11.8Highest MO: 13%
Hermitage and Lockwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 13.4%Highest 13.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miLowest 41.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.11Lowest 2.19Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (12%)Springfield (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HermitageFew work in Lockwood
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 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 95.9Highest 45.0Lowest
Schools
School district LOCKWOOD R-IHERMITAGE R-IV
High school in town Lockwood HighHermitage High
Students per teacherat that high school 9.2Highest 8.1Lowest
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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