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Malden vs Licking

120 miles apart. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+14.4 pts in Malden) and jobs per worker (+94% in Licking).

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Malden, MOHomes around $88KMissouri · 3,805 people

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Licking, MOHomes around $202KMissouri · 2,858 people

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.

MaldenHomes around $88K

Housing$88K typical home67% below the MO typical home Health99% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates

Outdoors#48 most trails in MO5.8 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Malden →

LickingHomes around $202K

Housing$202K typical home25% below the MO typical home Work986 jobsbased in Licking, a regional job hub Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Licking →

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.

Kids under 18+14.4 pts

Malden has more kids

Malden 28.5%Licking 14.1%

Jobs per worker+94%

Licking is more of a job hub

Licking 1.69Malden 0.87

Growth since 2010+4.6 pts

Licking has grown faster since 2010

Licking -8.7%Malden -13.3%

Average commute4 min

Licking has the shorter commute

Malden 22 minLicking 18 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $640 more a month in Licking

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%

Malden$510/mo

Typical home $88K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $673/mo · Housing →

Licking$1,140/mo

Typical home $202K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $657/mo · Housing →

The difference: $640 a month, about $7,600 a year, between Licking and Malden.

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

Licking places higher on 12 of 17 MO lists

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

D−MaldenHealthier than under 1% of U.S. towns D−LickingHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns

5Malden

12Licking

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 216 towns #188#6 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #248#99 Lowest depressionHealth · 261 towns #152#28 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 261 towns #249#160 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #136#49 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #178#138 Most activeHealth · 261 towns #258#235 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 261 towns #237#258

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Malden’s rankings →

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

MaldenLicking

Snow a year7″11″

January low28°F 21°F

July high88°F 88°F

Growing season (days)227d 181d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th 54th

Outdoors & history

MaldenLicking

Trails6 mi —

Conserved land0.8%—

Settled1877 1826

Archive photos6 —

Famous people born here6 —

Community

MaldenLicking

Library hours a week48 hrs 39 hrs

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

120 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MaldenMO LickingMO

Malden ↔ Licking120 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

MaldenLicking

People

Population 3,805Highest 2,858Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.3%Lowest MO: +2.8% -8.7%Highest MO: +2.8%

Median age 38.7±2.7Highest about the MO average 37.9±2.9Lowest about the MO average

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

Kids under 18 28.5%±6.1Highest MO: 22.3% 14.1%±4.1Lowest MO: 22.3%

Age 65+ 19.8%±4Highest MO: 17.9% 14%±3Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.6%Highest MO: 32.4% 5.7%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±1.6Highest MO: 5.7% 1.7%±1.4Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $40,118±$7kHighest 43% below MO $35,652±$9kLowest 50% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $101,300±$24kLowest 56% below MO $116,900±$9kHighest 49% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $673±$139Highest 35% below MO $657±$115Lowest 36% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $642Highest 67% below MO $598Lowest 69% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.1%±16.6Lowest MO: 45.6% 64.6%±21.6Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 30.1%Lowest MO: 12.6% 37.5%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 51%Lowest MO: 68.1% 52.8%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 8 yrs older than MO 1974Highest 4 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 6% below MO 18 minLowest 25% below MO

Work from home 2.1%±1.7Lowest MO: 13% 10.5%±7.1Highest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 18.1%Highest 15.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 36.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.87Lowest 1.69Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Dexter (12%)Rolla (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LickingFew work in Malden

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 5.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 50.2Lowest 61.6Highest

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Bordering Malden

Cotton Hill Township4,830 people · $92K homes

Towns like Malden

Breckenridge Hills4,402 people · $96K homes

Piedmont2,911 people · $98K homes

Charleston4,482 people · $124K homes

Bowling Green4,170 people · $129K homes

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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.