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Marshall vs Webb City

153 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.1× in Webb City) and work in town (+32.9 pts in Marshall).

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Marshall, MOHomes around $188KMissouri · 13,739 people
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Webb City, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 13,221 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.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

★ What stands out · Report cards

Webb City places higher on 18 of 26 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Webb City

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.

Marshall$1,120/mo
Typical home $188K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $761/mo · Housing →
Webb City$1,330/mo
Typical home $229K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $1,008/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Webb City and Marshall.

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
MarshallWebb City
Snow a year8″8″
January low19°F25°F
July high88°F90°F
Growing season (days)196d206d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th59th
Outdoors & history
MarshallWebb City
Trails2 mi5 mi
Conserved land1.9%2.7%
Settled1839—
National Register places63
Archive photos129
Famous people born here209
Community
MarshallWebb City
Library hours a week52 hrs55 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

153 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Marshall ↔ Webb City153 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.

MarshallWebb City
People
Population 13,739Highest 13,221Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.7%Lowest MO: +2.8% +18.5%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 30.9±1.2Lowest 21% below MO 31.9±3.5Highest 18% below MO
Webb City 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% 26.7%±4Highest MO: 22.3%
Webb City 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% 13.5%±2.2Lowest MO: 17.9%
Marshall and Webb City 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% 26.7%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 14.9%±2.2Highest MO: 5.7% 6.4%±1.9Lowest MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,437±$5kLowest 23% below MO $65,469±$7kHighest 7% below MO
Webb City 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±$11kLowest 36% below MO $169,100±$9kHighest 27% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $761±$61Lowest 26% below MO $1,008±$99Highest about the MO average
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,236Highest 37% below MO $1,130Lowest 42% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.8%±9.4Highest MO: 45.6% 42.6%±11.9Lowest MO: 45.6%
Marshall and Webb City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.1%Lowest MO: 12.6% 20.5%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.4%Highest MO: 68.1% 58.2%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 7 yrs older than MO 1982Highest 4 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 38% below MO 17 minHighest 26% below MO
Work from home 3.8%±1.2Lowest MO: 13% 6.5%±2.2Highest MO: 13%
Webb City and Marshall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 43.2%Highest 10.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 mi 6.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.07Highest 0.80Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Columbia (5%)Joplin (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Webb CityFew work in Marshall
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 2.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miLowest 4.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 57.9Lowest 81.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #204 of 226 in MO#49 of 226 in MO
School district MARSHALLWEBB CITY R-VII
High school in town Marshall SR. HighWebb City High
Students per teacherat that high school 14.2Lowest 15.6Highest
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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