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.

Safety

BMarshallSafer than 59% of U.S. towns DOverlandSafer than 14% of U.S. towns

Schools

C−MarshallBetter than 15% of districts in the state DOverlandBetter than 5% of districts in the state

Health

C+MarshallHealthier than 39% of U.S. towns C−OverlandHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns

11Marshall

11Overland

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

SafestSafety · 156 towns #39#119 Cheapest rentCost of living · 256 towns #51#177 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #216#94 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 261 towns #200#79 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #154#37 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #93#178 Fewest smokersHealth · 261 towns #66#151 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #15#91

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Marshall$1,120/mo

Typical home $188K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $761/mo · Housing →

Overland$1,000/mo

Typical home $154K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.51% · or rent about $1,112/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Marshall and Overland.

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

MarshallOverland

Snow a year8″17″

January low19°F 24°F

July high88°F 90°F

Growing season (days)196d 215d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th 43rd

Outdoors & history

MarshallOverland

Trails2 mi 2 mi

Conserved land1.9%2.5%

Settled1839 —

National Register places6 1

Archive photos12 12

Famous people born here20 7

Community

MarshallOverland

Library hours a week52 hrs —

Colleges in town1 —

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

155 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MarshallMO OverlandMO

Marshall ↔ Overland155 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

MarshallOverland

People

Population 13,739Lowest 15,695Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.7%Highest MO: +2.8% -0.7%Lowest MO: +2.8%

Median age 30.9±1.2Lowest 21% below MO 34.7±4.7Highest 11% below MO

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

Kids under 18 21.7%±2.4Lowest MO: 22.3% 22.5%±3.9Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 14.7%±1.9Highest MO: 17.9% 13%±2.4Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.4%Lowest MO: 32.4% 29.6%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 14.9%±2.2Highest MO: 5.7% 3.9%±1.4Lowest MO: 5.7%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $54,437±$5kLowest 23% below MO $61,773±$5kHighest 13% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $147,900±$11kHighest 36% below MO $131,900±$9kLowest 43% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $761±$61Lowest 26% below MO $1,112±$76Highest 8% above MO

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,236Lowest 37% below MO $1,992Highest about the MO average

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.8%±9.4Highest MO: 45.6% 49.3%±10.4Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 17.1%Highest MO: 12.6% 9.7%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 65.4%Highest MO: 68.1% 62.7%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 7 yrs older than MO 1955Lowest 23 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 38% below MO 20 minHighest 14% below MO

Work from home 3.8%±1.2Lowest MO: 13% 10.7%±2.5Highest MO: 13%

Work in townworking residents 43.2%Highest 3.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miLowest 7.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.07Lowest 1.58Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Columbia (5%)St. Louis (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OverlandFew work in Marshall

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 2.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miLowest 1.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 8Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 57.9Lowest 107Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #204 of 226 in MO #212 of 226 in MO

School district MARSHALLRITENOUR

High school in town Marshall SR. HighNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 14.2 —

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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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.

Marshall vs Overland

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Grades and rankings, side by side

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

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