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Marshfield vs Perryville

168 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (12.4× in Perryville) and rent (+33% in Perryville).

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Marshfield, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 7,696 people
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Perryville, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 8,536 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

Perryville places higher on 12 of 22 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 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.

Marshfield$1,500/mo
Typical home $260K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $710/mo · Housing →
Perryville$1,400/mo
Typical home $238K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $944/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Marshfield and Perryville.

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
MarshfieldPerryville
Snow a year5″5″
January low22°F21°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)191d182d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th81st
Outdoors & history
MarshfieldPerryville
Trails1 mi12 mi
Conserved land1.7%8.8%
Settled18301821
National Register places15
Archive photos912
Famous people born here55
Community
MarshfieldPerryville
Library hours a week51 hrs49 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

168 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Marshfield ↔ Perryville168 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.

MarshfieldPerryville
People
Population 7,696Lowest 8,536Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +12.4%Highest MO: +2.8% +4%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 36±5Lowest 8% below MO 38.6±2.5Highest about the MO average
Perryville and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.9%±4.9Highest MO: 22.3% 24.4%±2.8Lowest MO: 22.3%
Marshfield and Perryville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.4%±3.5Highest MO: 17.9% 16%±2.4Lowest MO: 17.9%
Marshfield and Perryville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19%Lowest MO: 32.4% 20.4%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±2Lowest MO: 5.7% 4.3%±1.4Highest MO: 5.7%
Perryville and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,642±$5kHighest 4% below MO $51,897±$6kLowest 27% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $204,700±$20kHighest 11% below MO $179,700±$11kLowest 22% below MO
Marshfield and Perryville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $710±$109Lowest 31% below MO $944±$39Highest 9% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,259Lowest 35% below MO $1,355Highest 30% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.1%±10.5Lowest MO: 45.6% 59.6%±12.6Highest MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 18.1%Lowest MO: 12.6% 19%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 64.4%Highest MO: 68.1% 62.6%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 1 yr newer than MO 1974Lowest 4 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 6% below MO 20 minLowest 15% below MO
Work from home 5.5%±3.2Lowest MO: 13% 6.5%±2.7Highest MO: 13%
Perryville and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 22.6%Lowest 42.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.28Lowest 1.55Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (40%)Cape Girardeau (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PerryvilleFew work in Marshfield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 8.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 12.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 1.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 87.0Highest 60.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #166 of 226 in MO#130 of 226 in MO
School district MARSHFIELD R-IPERRY CO. 32
High school in town Marshfield HighPerryville SR. High
Students per teacherat that high school 14.6Lowest 18.2Highest
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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