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Lowry City vs Sheldon

45 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (24 min in Sheldon) and growth since 2010 (+15.7 pts in Lowry City).

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Lowry City, MOHomes around $152KMissouri · 618 people
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Sheldon, MOHomes around $183KMissouri · 443 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.

Lowry CityHomes around $152K
Housing$152K typical home43% below the MO typical home All about Lowry City →
SheldonHomes around $183K
Housing$183K typical home32% below the MO typical home All about Sheldon →
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.

Average commute24 min
Sheldon has the shorter commute
Lowry City 44 minSheldon 20 min
Growth since 2010+15.7 pts
Lowry City has grown faster since 2010
Lowry City -4.2%Sheldon -19.9%
Property tax bill+57%
Tax bills are bigger in Sheldon
Sheldon $730Lowry City $465
Jobs per worker+67%
Lowry City is more of a job hub
Lowry City 0.65Sheldon 0.39
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Sheldon

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.

Lowry City$870/mo
Typical home $152K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $715/mo · Housing →
Sheldon$1,120/mo
Typical home $183K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $617/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Sheldon and Lowry City.

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
Lowry CitySheldon
Snow a year10″7″
January low21°F22°F
July high90°F88°F
Growing season (days)189d199d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st54th
Outdoors & history
Lowry CitySheldon
Settled1871—
Archive photos2—
Famous people born here1—
Community
Lowry CitySheldon
Library hours a week22 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

45 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lowry CityMOSheldonMO
Lowry City ↔ Sheldon45 miles apart
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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.

Lowry CitySheldon
People
Population 618Highest 443Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.2%Highest MO: +2.8% -19.9%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 45±13.2Highest 15% above MO 41.1±5.4Lowest 5% above MO
Lowry City and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.5%±8.3Lowest MO: 22.3% 28.9%±4.4Highest MO: 22.3%
Sheldon and Lowry City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.9%±4.2Lowest MO: 17.9% 16.5%±5.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Sheldon and Lowry City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.9%Lowest MO: 32.4% 11%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±3.2Lowest MO: 5.7% 3.2%±4.6Highest MO: 5.7%
Sheldon and Lowry City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $41,250±$17kLowest 42% below MO $41,848±$9kHighest 41% below MO
Sheldon and Lowry City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $82,200±$14kHighest 64% below MO $67,500±$23kLowest 71% below MO
Lowry City and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $715±$393Highest 31% below MO $617±$56Lowest 40% below MO
Lowry City and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $465Lowest 76% below MO $730Highest 63% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.5%±19.1Highest MO: 45.6% 27.5%±21.1Lowest MO: 45.6%
Lowry City and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 26.9%Lowest MO: 12.6% 37%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50.6%Highest MO: 68.1% 43.2%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest 8 yrs older than MO 1965Lowest 13 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 44 minHighest 89% above MO 20 minLowest 13% below MO
Work from home 8.3%±8.8Highest MO: 13% 4.4%±4.8Lowest MO: 13%
Lowry City and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.2%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.3 miHighest 25.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.65Highest 0.39Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Appleton City (15%)Nevada (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SheldonFew work in Lowry City
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 92.5Highest 89.8Lowest
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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